Novel proteases

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to protease polypeptides, nucleotide sequences encoding the protease polypeptides, as well as various products and methods useful for the diagnosis and treatment of various protease-related diseases and conditions. Through the use of a bioinformatics strategy, mammalian members of the of PTK&#39;s and STK&#39;s have been identified and their protein structure predicted.

[0001] The present invention claims priority to provisional application serial No. 60/201,879, filed May 4, 2000, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to protease polypeptides, nucleotide sequences encoding the protease polypeptides, as well as various products and methods useful for the diagnosis and treatment of various protease-related diseases and conditions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Proteases and Human Disease

[0003] “Protease,” “proteinase,” and “peptidase” are synonymous terms applying to all enzymes that hydrolyse peptide bonds, i.e. proteolytic enzymes. Proteases are an exceptionally important group of enzymes in medical research and biotechnology. They are necessary for the survival of all living creatures, and are encoded by 1-2% of all mammalian genes. Rawlings and Barrett (MEROPS: the peptidase database. Nucleic Acids Res., 1999, 27:325-331) (http://www.babraham.co.uk/Merops/Merops.htm (Which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings.)) have classified peptidases into 157 families based on structural similarity at the catalytic core sequence. These families are further classed into 26 clans, based on indications of common evolutionary relationship. Peptidases play key roles in both the normal physiology and disease-related pathways in mammalian cells. Examples include the modulation of apoptosis (caspases), control of blood pressure (renin, angiotensin-converting enzymes), tissue remodeling and tumor invasion (collagenase), the development of Alzheimer's Disease (β-secretase), protein turnover and cell-cycle regulation (proteosome), and inflammation (TNF-α convertase). (Barrett et al., Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, 1998, Academic Press, San Diego which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings.)

[0004] Peptidases are classed as either exopeptidases or endopeptidases. The exopeptidases act only near the ends of polypeptide chains: aminopeptidases act at the free N-terminus and carboxypeptidases at the free C-terminus. The endopeptidases are divided, on the basis of their mechanism of action, into six sub-subclasses: aspartyl endopeptidases (3.4.23), cysteine endopeptidases (3.4.22), metalloendopeptidases (3.4.24), serine endopeptidases (3.4.21), threonine endopeptidases (3.4.25), and a final group that could not be assigned to any of the above classes (3.4.99). (Enzyme nomenclature and numbering are based on “Recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NC-IUBMB) 1992, (http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/EC34/intro.html).)

[0005] In serine-, threonine- and cysteine-type peptidases, the catalytic nucleophile is the reactive group of an amino acid side chain, either a hydroxyl group (serine- and threonine-type peptidases) or a sulfhydryl group (cysteine-type peptidases). In aspartic-type and metallopeptidases, the nucleophile is commonly an activated water molecule. In aspartic-type peptidases, the water molecule is directly bound by the side chains of aspartate residues. In metallopeptidases, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions. The metal may be zinc, cobalt or manganese. One metal ion is usually attached to three amino acid ligands. Families of peptidases are referred to by use of the numbering system of Rawlings & Barrett (Rawlings, N. D. & Barrett, A. J. MEROPS: the peptidase database. Nucleic Acids Research 27 (1999) 325-331, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings).

Protease Families

[0006] 1. Aspartyl proteases (Prosite number PS00141)

[0007] Aspartyl proteases, also known as acid proteases, are a widely distributed family of proteolytic enzymes in vertebrates, fungi, plants, retroviruses and some plant viruses. Aspartate proteases of eukaryotes are monomeric enzymes which consist of two domains. Each domain contains an active site centered on a catalytic aspartyl residue. The two domains most probably evolved from the duplication of an ancestral gene encoding a primordial domain. Enzymes in this class include cathepsin E, renin, presenilin (PS1), and the APP secretases.

[0008] 2. Cysteine proteases (Prosite PDOC00126)

[0009] Eukaryotic cysteine proteases are a family of proteolytic enzymes which contain an active site cysteine. Catalysis proceeds through a thioester intermediate and is facilitated by a nearby histidine side chain; an asparagine completes the essential catalytic triad. Peptidases in this family with important roles in disease include the caspases, calpain, hedgehog, ubiquitin hydrolases, and papain.

[0010] 3. Metalloproteases (Prosite PDOC00129)

[0011] The metalloproteases are a class which includes matrix metalloproteases (MMPs), collagenase, stromelysin, gelatinase, neprylisin, carboxypeptidase, dipeptidase, and membrane-associated metalloproteases, such as those of the ADAM family. They require a metal co-factor for activity; frequently the required metal ion is zinc but some metalloproteases utilize cobalt and manganese.

[0012] Proteins of the extracellular matrix interact directly with cell surface receptors thereby initiating signal transduction pathways and modulating those triggered by growth factors, some of which may require binding to the extracellular matrix for optimal activity. Therefore the extracellular matrix has a profound effect on the cells encased by it and adjacent to it. Remodeling of the extracellular matrix requires protease of several families, including metalloproteases (MMPs).

[0013] 4. Serine proteases (S1) (Prosite PS00134 trypsin-his: PS00135 trypsin-ser)

[0014] The catalytic activity of the serine proteases from the trypsin family is provided by a charge relay system involving an aspartic acid residue hydrogen-bonded to a histidine, which itself is hydrogen-bonded to a serine. The sequences in the vicinity of the active site serine and histidine residues are well conserved in this family of proteases. A partial list of proteases known to belong to this large and important family include: blood coagulation factors VII, IX, X, XI and XII; thrombin; plasminogen; complement components C1r, C1s, C2; complement factors B, D and I; complement-activating component of RA-reactive factor; elastases 1, 2, 3A, 3B (protease E); hepatocyte growth factor activator; glandular (tissue) kallikreins including EGF-binding protein types A, B, and C; NGF-Γ hain, γ-renin, and prostate specific antigen (PSA); plasma kallikrein; mast cell proteases; myeloblastin (proteinase 3) (Wegener's autoantigen); plasminogen activators (urokinase-type, and tissue-type); and the trypsins I, II, III, and IV. These peptidases play key roles in coagulation, tumorigenesis, control of blood pressure, release of growth factors, and other roles.

[0015] 5. Threonine peptidases (T1)—(Prosite PDOC00326/PDOC00668)

[0016] Threonine proteases are characterized by their use of a hydroxyl group of a threonine residue in the catalytic site of these enyzmes. Only a few of these enzymes have been characterized thus far, such as the 20S proteasome from the archaebacterium Thermoplasma acidophilum (Seemuller et al., 1995, Science, 268:579-82, and chapter 167 of Barrett et al., Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes 1998, Academic Press, San Diego).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0017] This invention concerns the isolation and characterization of novel sequences of human proteases. These sequences are obtained via bioinformatics searching strategies on the predicted amino acid translations of new human genetic sequences. These sequences, now identified as proteases, are translated into polypeptides which are further characterized. Additionaly, the nucleic acid sequences of these proteases are used to obtain full-length cDNA clones of the proteases. The partial or complete sequences of these proteases are presented here, together with their classification, predicted or deduced protein structure.

[0018] Modulation of the activities of these proteases will prove useful therapeutically. Additionally, the presence or absence of these proteases or the DNA sequence encoding them will prove useful in diagnosis or prognosis of a variety of diseases. In this regard, Example 8 describes the chromosomal localization of proteases of the present invention, and describes diseases mapping to the chromosomal locations of the proteases of the invention.

[0019] A first aspect of the invention features an identified, isolated, enriched, or purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a protease polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70

[0020] The term “identified” in reference to a nucleic acid is meant that a sequence was selected from a genomic, EST, or cDNA sequence database based on being predicted to encode a portion of a previously unknown or novel protease.

[0021] By “isolated” in reference to nucleic acid is meant a polymer of 10 (preferably 21, more preferably 39, most preferably 75) or more nucleotides conjugated to each other, including DNA and RNA that is isolated from a natural source or that is synthesized as the sense or complementary antisense strand. In certain embodiments of the invention, longer nucleic acids are preferred, for example those of 300, 600, 900, 1200, 1500, or more nucleotides and/or those having at least 50%, 60%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35.

[0022] It is understood that by nucleic acid it is meant, without limitation, DNA, RNA or cDNA, and where the nucleic acid is RNA, the thymine (T) will be uracil (U).

[0023] The isolated nucleic acid of the present invention is unique in the sense that it is not found in a pure or separated state in nature. Use of the term “isolated” indicates that a naturally occurring sequence has been removed from its normal cellular (i.e., chromosomal) environment. Thus, the sequence may be in a cell-free solution or placed in a different cellular environment. The term does not imply that the sequence is the only nucleotide chain present, but that it is essentially free (preferably about 90% pure, more preferably at least about 95% pure) of non-nucleotide material naturally associated with it, and thus is distinguished from isolated chromosomes.

[0024] By the use of the term “enriched” in reference to nucleic acid is meant that the specific DNA or RNA sequence constitutes a significantly higher fraction (2- to 5-fold) of the total DNA or RNA present in the cells or solution of interest than in normal or diseased cells or in the cells from which the sequence was taken. This could be caused by a person by preferential reduction in the amount of other DNA or RNA present, or by a preferential increase in the amount of the specific DNA or RNA sequence, or by a combination of the two. However, it should be noted that enriched does not imply that there are no other DNA or RNA sequences present, just that the relative amount of the sequence of interest has been significantly increased. The term “significant” is used to indicate that the level of increase is useful to the person making such an increase, and generally means an increase relative to other nucleic acids of about at least 2-fold, more preferably at least 5-fold, more preferably at least 10-fold or even more. The term also does not imply that there is no DNA or RNA from other sources. The DNA from other sources may, for example, comprise DNA from a yeast or bacterial genome, or a cloning vector such as pUC19. This term distinguishes from naturally occurring events, such as viral infection, or tumor-type growths, in which the level of one mRNA may be naturally increased relative to other species of mRNA. That is, the term is meant to cover only those situations in which a person has intervened to elevate the proportion of the desired nucleic acid.

[0025] It is also advantageous for some purposes that a nucleotide sequence be in purified form. The term “purified” in reference to nucleic acid does not require absolute purity (such as a homogeneous preparation). Instead, it represents an indication that the sequence is relatively more pure than in the natural environment (compared to the natural level this level should be at least 2- to 5-fold greater, e.g., in terms of mg/mL). Individual clones isolated from a cDNA library may be purified to electrophoretic homogeneity. The claimed DNA molecules obtained from these clones could be obtained directly from total DNA or from total RNA. The cDNA clones are not naturally occurring, but rather are preferably obtained via manipulation of a partially purified naturally occurring substance (messenger RNA). The construction of a cDNA library from mRNA involves the creation of a synthetic substance (cDNA) and pure individual cDNA clones can be isolated from the synthetic library by clonal selection of the cells carrying the cDNA library. Thus, the process which includes the construction of a cDNA library from mRNA and isolation of distinct cDNA clones yields an approximately 10⁶-fold purification of the native message. Thus, purification of at least one order of magnitude, preferably two or three orders, and more preferably four or five orders of magnitude is expressly contemplated.

[0026] By a “protease polypeptide” is meant 32 (preferably 40, more preferably 45, most preferably 55) or more contiguous amino acids in a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0027] In certain aspects, polypeptides of 100, 200, 300, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 700, 800, 900 or more amino acids are preferred. The protease polypeptide can be encoded by a full-length nucleic acid sequence or any portion of the full-length nucleic acid sequence, so long as a functional activity of the polypeptide is retained. It is well known in the art that due to the degeneracy of the genetic code numerous different nucleic acid sequences can code for the same amino acid sequence. Equally, it is also well known in the art that conservative changes in amino acid can be made to arrive at a protein or polypeptide which retains the functionality of the original. Such substitutions may include the replacement of an amino acid by a residue having similar physicochemical properties, such as substituting one aliphatic residue (Ile, Val, Leu or Ala) for another, or substitution between basic residues Lys and Arg, acidic residues Glu and Asp, amide residues Gln and Asn, hydroxyl residues Ser and Tyr, or aromatic residues Phe and Tyr. Further information regarding making amino acid exchanges which have only slight, if any, effects on the overall protein can be found in Bowie et al., Science, 1990, 247:1306-1310, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings. In all cases, all permutations are intended to be covered by this disclosure.

[0028] The amino acid sequence of the protease peptide of the invention will be substantially similar to a sequence having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0029] or the corresponding full-length amino acid sequence, or fragments thereof.

[0030] A sequence that is substantially similar to a sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70

[0031] will preferably have at least 50%, 60%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0032] Preferably the protease polypeptide will have at least about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to one of the aforementioned sequences.

[0033] By “identity” is meant a property of sequences that measures their similarity or relationship. Identity is measured by dividing the number of identical residues by the total number of residues and gaps and multiplying the product by 100. “Gaps” are spaces in an alignment that are the result of additions or deletions of amino acids. Thus, two copies of exactly the same sequence have 100% identity, but sequences that are less highly conserved, and have deletions, additions, or replacements, may have a lower degree of identity. Those skilled in the art will recognize that several computer programs are available for determining sequence identity using standard parameters, for example Gapped BLAST or PSI-BLAST (Altschul, et al. (1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402), BLAST (Altschul, et al. (1990) J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410), and Smith-Waterman (Smith, et al. (1981) J. Mol. Biol. 147:195-197). Preferably, the default settings of these programs will be employed, but those skilled in the art recognize whether these settings need to be changed and know how to make the changes.

[0034] “Similarity” is measured by dividing the number of identical residues plus the number of conservatively substituted residues (see Bowie, et al. Science, 1999), 247:1306-1310, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, including any drawings, figures, or tables) by the total number of residues and gaps and multiplying the product by 100.

[0035] In preferred embodiments, the invention features isolated, enriched, or purified nucleic acid molecules encoding a protease polypeptide comprising a nucleotide sequence that: (a) encodes a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70;

[0036] (b) is the complement of the nucleotide sequence of (a); (c) hybridizes under highly stringent conditions to the nucleotide molecule of (a) and encodes a naturally occurring protease polypeptide.

[0037] In preferred embodiments, the invention features isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecules comprising a nucleotide sequence substantially identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35.

[0038] Preferably the sequence has at least 50%, 60%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to the above listed sequences.

[0039] The term “complement” refers to two nucleotides that can form multiple favorable interactions with one another. For example, adenine is complementary to thymine as they can form two hydrogen bonds. Similarly, guanine and cytosine are complementary since they can form three hydrogen bonds. A nucleotide sequence is the complement of another nucleotide sequence if all of the nucleotides of the first sequence are complementary to all of the nucleotides of the second sequence.

[0040] Various low or high stringency hybridization conditions may be used depending upon the specificity and selectivity desired. These conditions are well known to those skilled in the art. Under stringent hybridization conditions only highly complementary nucleic acid sequences hybridize. Preferably, such conditions prevent hybridization of nucleic acids having more than 1 or 2 mismatches out of 20 contiguous nucleotides, more preferably, such conditions prevent hybridization of nucleic acids having more than 1 or 2 mismatches out of 50 contiguous nucleotides, most preferably, such conditions prevent hybridization of nucleic acids having more than 1 or 2 mismatches out of 100 contiguous nucleotides. In some instances, the conditions may prevent hybridization of nucleic acids having more than 5 mismatches in the full-length sequence.

[0041] By stringent hybridization assay conditions is meant hybridization assay conditions at least as stringent as the following: hybridization in 50% formamide, 5×SSC, 50 mM NaH₂PO₄, pH 6.8, 0.5% SDS, 0.1 mg/mL sonicated salmon sperm DNA, and 5× Denhardt's solution at 42° C. overnight; washing with 2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 45° C.; and washing with 0.2×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 45° C. Under some of the most stringent hybridization assay conditions, the second wash can be done with 0.1×SSC at a temperature up to 70° C. (Berger et al. (1987) Guide to Molecular Cloning Techniques pg 421, hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings.). However, other applications may require the use of conditions falling between these sets of conditions. Methods of determining the conditions required to achieve desired hybridizations are well known to those with ordinary skill in the art, and are based on several factors, including but not limited to, the sequences to be hybridized and the samples to be tested. Washing conditions of lower stringency frequently utilize a lower temperature during the washing steps, such as 65° C., 60° C., 55° C., 50° C., or 42° C.

[0042] The term “activity” means that the polypeptide hydrolyzes peptide bonds.

[0043] The term “catalytic activity”, as used herein, defines the rate at which a protease catalytic domain cleaves a substrate. Catalytic activity can be measured, for example, by determining the amount of a substrate cleaved as a function of time. Catalytic activity can be measured by methods of the invention by holding time constant and determining the concentration of a cleaved substrate after a fixed period of time. Cleavage of a substrate occurs at the active site of the protease. The active site is normally a cavity in which the substrate binds to the protease and is cleaved.

[0044] The term “substrate” as used herein refers to a polypeptide or protein which is cleaved by a protease of the invention. The term “cleaved” refers to the severing of a covalent bond between amino acid residues of the backbone of the polypeptide or protein.

[0045] The term “insert” as used herein refers to a portion of a protease that is absent from a close homolog. Inserts may or may not -be the product alternative splicing of exons. Inserts can be identified by using a Smith-Waterman sequence alignment of the protein sequence against the non-redundant protein database, or by means of a multiple sequence alignment of homologous sequences using the DNAStar program Megalign (Preferably, the default settings of this program will be used, but those skilled in the art will recognize whether these settings need to be changed and know how to make the changes.). Inserts may play a functional role by presenting a new interface for protein-protein interactions, or by interfering with such interactions.

[0046] In other preferred embodiments, the invention features isolated, enriched, or purified nucleic acid molecules encoding protease polypeptides, further comprising a vector or promoter effective to initiate transcription in a host cell. The invention also features recombinant nucleic acid, preferably in a cell or an organism. The recombinant nucleic acid may contain a sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35,

[0047] or a functional derivative thereof and a vector or a promoter effective to initiate transcription in a host cell. The recombinant nucleic acid can alternatively contain a transcriptional initiation region functional in a cell, a sequence complementary to an RNA sequence encoding a protease polypeptide and a transcriptional termination region functional in a cell. Specific vectors and host cell combinations are discussed herein.

[0048] The term “vector” relates to a single or double-stranded circular nucleic acid molecule that can be transfected into cells and replicated within or independently of a cell genome. A circular double-stranded nucleic acid molecule can be cut and thereby linearized upon treatment with restriction enzymes. An assortment of nucleic acid vectors, restriction enzymes, and the knowledge of the nucleotide sequences cut by restriction enzymes are readily available to those skilled in the art. A nucleic acid molecule encoding a protease can be inserted into a vector by cutting the vector with restriction enzymes and ligating the two pieces together.

[0049] The term “transfecting” defines a number of methods to insert a nucleic acid vector or other nucleic acid molecules into a cellular organism. These methods involve a variety of techniques, such as treating the cells with high concentrations of salt, an electric field, detergent, or DMSO to render the outer membrane or wall of the cells permeable to nucleic acid molecules of interest or use of various viral transduction strategies.

[0050] The term “promoter” as used herein, refers to nucleic acid sequence needed for gene sequence expression. Promoter regions vary from organism to organism, but are well known to persons skilled in the art for different organisms. For example, in prokaryotes, the promoter region contains both the promoter (which directs the initiation of RNA transcription) as well as the DNA sequences which, when transcribed into RNA, will signal synthesis initiation. Such regions will normally include those 5′-non-coding sequences involved with initiation of transcription and translation, such as the TATA box, capping sequence, CAAT sequence, and the like.

[0051] In preferred embodiments, the isolated nucleic acid comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35

[0052] which encodes an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0053] a functional derivative thereof, or at least 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 75, 100, 200, or 300 contiguous amino acids selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0054] The nucleic acid may be isolated from a natural source by cDNA cloning or by subtractive hybridization. The natural source may be mammalian, preferably human, blood, semen, or tissue, and the nucleic acid may be synthesized by the triester method or by using an automated DNA synthesizer.

[0055] The term “mammal” refers preferably to such organisms as mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, and goats, more preferably to cats, dogs, monkeys, and apes, and most preferably to humans.

[0056] In yet other preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid is a conserved or unique region, for example those useful for: the design of hybridization probes to facilitate identification and cloning of additional polypeptides, the design of PCR probes to facilitate cloning of additional polypeptides, obtaining antibodies to polypeptide regions, and designing antisense oligonucleotides.

[0057] By “conserved nucleic acid regions”, are meant regions present on two or more nucleic acids encoding a protease polypeptide, to which a particular nucleic acid sequence can hybridize under lower stringency conditions. Examples of lower stringency conditions suitable for screening for nucleic acid encoding protease polypeptides are provided in Wahl et al. Meth. Enzym. 152:399-407 (1987) and in Wahl et al. Meth. Enzym. 152:415-423 (1987), which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including any drawings, figures, or tables. Preferably, conserved regions differ by no more than 5 out of 20 nucleotides, even more preferably 2 out of 20 nucleotides or most preferably 1 out of 20 nucleotides.

[0058] By “unique nucleic acid region” is meant a sequence present in a nucleic acid coding for a protease polypeptide that is not present in a sequence coding for any other naturally occurring polypeptide. Such regions preferably encode 32 (preferably 40, more preferably 45, most preferably 55) or more contiguous amino acids set forth in a full-length amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70

[0059] in a sample. The nucleic acid probe contains a nucleotide base sequence that will hybridize to the sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15 , SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35,

[0060] or a functional derivative thereof.

[0061] In preferred embodiments, the nucleic acid probe hybridizes to nucleic acid encoding at least 12, 32, 75, 90, 105, 120, 150, 200, 250, 300 or 350 contiguous amino acids of a full-length sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0062] or a functional derivative thereof.

[0063] Methods for using the probes include detecting the presence or amount of protease RNA in a sample by contacting the sample with a nucleic acid probe under conditions such that hybridization occurs and detecting the presence or amount of the probe bound to protease RNA. The nucleic acid duplex formed between the probe and a nucleic acid sequence coding for a protease polypeptide may be used in the identification of the sequence of the nucleic acid detected (Nelson et al., in Nonisotopic DNA Probe Techniques, Academic Press, San Diego, Kricka, ed., p. 275, 1992, hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including any drawings, figures, or tables). Kits for performing such methods may be constructed to include a container means having disposed therein a nucleic acid probe.

[0064] Methods for using the probes also include using these probes to find the full-length clone of each of the predicted proteases by techniques known to one skilled in the art. These clones will be useful for screening for small molecule compounds that inhibit the catalytic activity of the encoded protease with potential utility in treating cancers, immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, brain or neuronal-associated diseases, and metabolic disorders. More specifically disorders including cancers of tissues, blood, or hematopoietic origin, particularly those involving breast, colon, lung, prostate, cervical, brain, ovarian, bladder, or kidney; central or peripheral nervous system diseases and conditions including migraine, pain, sexual dysfunction, mood disorders, attention disorders, cognition disorders, hypotension, and hypertension; psychotic and neurological disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, manic depression, delirium, dementia, severe mental retardation and dyskinesias, such as Huntington's disease or Tourette's Syndrome; neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; viral or non-viral infections caused by HIV-1, HIV-2 or other viral- or prion-agents or fungal- or bacterial-organisms; metabolic disorders including Diabetes and obesity and their related syndromes, among others; cardiovascular disorders including reperfusion restenosis, coronary thrombosis, clotting disorders, unregulated cell growth disorders, atherosclerosis; ocular disease including glaucoma, retinopathy, and macular degeneration; inflammatory disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammatory pelvic disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, rhinitis, autoimmunity, and organ transplant rejection.

[0065] In another aspect, the invention describes a recombinant cell or tissue comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a protease polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0066] In such cells, the nucleic acid may be under the control of the genomic regulatory elements, or may be under the control of exogenous regulatory elements including an exogenous promoter. By “exogenous” it is meant a promoter that is not normally coupled in vivo transcriptionally to the coding sequence for the protease polypeptides.

[0067] The polypeptide is preferably a fragment of the protein encoded by a full-length amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0068] By “fragment,” is meant an amino acid sequence present in a protease polypeptide. Preferably, such a sequence comprises at least 32, 45, 50, 60, 100, 200, or 300 contiguous amino acids of a full-length sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0069] In another aspect, the invention features an isolated, enriched, or purified protease polypeptide having the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0070] By “isolated” in reference to a polypeptide is meant a polymer of 6 (preferably 12, more preferably 18, most preferably 25, 32, 40, or 50) or more amino acids conjugated to each other, including polypeptides that are isolated from a natural source or that are synthesized. In certain aspects longer polypeptides are preferred, such as those with 100, 200, 300, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 700, 800, 900 or more contiguous amino acids of a full-length sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0071] and/or those polypeptides having at least 50%, 60%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0072] The isolated polypeptides of the present invention are unique in the sense that they are not found in a pure or separated state in nature. Use of the term “isolated” indicates that a naturally occurring sequence has been removed from its normal cellular environment. Thus, the sequence may be in a cell-free solution or placed in a different cellular environment. The term does not imply that the sequence is the only amino acid chain present, but that it is essentially free (at least about 90% pure, more preferably at least about 95% pure or more) of non-amino acid-based material naturally associated with it.

[0073] By the use of the term “enriched” in reference to a polypeptide is meant that the specific amino acid sequence constitutes a significantly higher fraction (2- to 5-fold) of the total amino acid sequences present in the cells or solution of interest than in normal or diseased cells or in the cells from which the sequence was taken. This could be caused by a person by preferential reduction in the amount of other amino acid sequences present, or by a preferential increase in the amount of the specific amino acid sequence of interest, or by a combination of the two. However, it should be noted that enriched does not imply that there are no other amino acid sequences present, just that the relative amount of the sequence of interest has been significantly increased. The term significant here is used to indicate that the level of increase is useful to the person making such an increase, and generally means an increase relative to other amino acid sequences of about at least 2-fold, more preferably at least 5- to 10-fold or even more. The term also does not imply that there is no amino acid sequence from other sources. The other source of amino acid sequences may, for example, comprise amino acid sequence encoded by a yeast or bacterial genome, or a cloning vector such as pUC19. The term is meant to cover only those situations in which man has intervened to increase the proportion of the desired amino acid sequence.

[0074] It is also advantageous for some purposes that an amino acid sequence be in purified form. The term “purified” in reference to a polypeptide does not require absolute purity (such as a homogeneous preparation); instead, it represents an indication that the sequence is relatively purer than in the natural environment. Compared to the natural level this level should be at least 2- to 5-fold greater (e.g., in terms of mg/mL). Purification of at least one order of magnitude, preferably two or three orders, and more preferably four or five orders of magnitude is expressly contemplated. The substance is preferably free of contamination at a functionally significant level, for example 90%, 95%, or 99% pure.

[0075] In preferred embodiments, the protease polypeptide is a fragment of the protein encoded by a full-length amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0076] Preferably, the protease polypeptide contains at least 32, 45, 50, 60, 100, 200, or 300 contiguous amino acids of a full-length sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0077] or a functional derivative thereof.

[0078] In preferred embodiments, the protease polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0079] The polypeptide can be isolated from a natural source by methods well-known in the art. The natural source may be mammalian, preferably human, blood, semen, or tissue, and the polypeptide may be synthesized using an automated polypeptide synthesizer.

[0080] In some embodiments the invention includes a recombinant protease polypeptide having (a) an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0081] By “recombinant protease polypeptide” is meant a polypeptide produced by recombinant DNA techniques such that it is distinct from a naturally occurring polypeptide either in its location (e.g., present in a different cell or tissue than found in nature), purity or structure. Generally, such a recombinant polypeptide will be present in a cell in an amount different from that normally observed in nature.

[0082] The polypeptides to be expressed in host cells may also be fusion proteins which include regions from heterologous proteins. Such regions may be included to allow, e.g., secretion, improved stability, or facilitated purification of the polypeptide. For example, a sequence encoding an appropriate signal peptide can be incorporated into expression vectors. A DNA sequence for a signal peptide (secretory leader) may be fused in-frame to the polynucleotide sequence so that the polypeptide is translated as a fusion protein comprising the signal peptide. A signal peptide that is functional in the intended host cell promotes extracellular secretion of the polypeptide. Preferably, the signal sequence will be cleaved from the polypeptide upon secretion of the polypeptide from the cell. Thus, preferred fusion proteins can be produced in which the N-terminus of a protease polypeptide is fused to a carrier peptide.

[0083] In one embodiment, the polypeptide comprises a fusion protein which includes a heterologous region used to facilitate purification of the polypeptide. Many of the available peptides used for such a function allow selective binding of the fusion protein to a binding partner. A preferred binding partner includes one or more of the IgG binding domains of protein A are easily purified to homogeneity by affinity chromatography on, for example, IgG-coupled Sepharose. Alternatively, many vectors have the advantage of carrying a stretch of histidine residues that can be expressed at the N-terminal or C-terminal end of the target protein, and thus the protein of interest can be recovered by metal chelation chromatography. A nucleotide sequence encoding a recognition site for a proteolytic enzyme such as enterokinase, factor X procollagenase or thrombine may immediately precede the sequence for a protease polypeptide to permit cleavage of the fusion protein to obtain the mature protease polypeptide. Additional examples of fusion-protein binding partners include, but are not limited to, the yeast I-factor, the honeybee melatin leader in sf9 insect cells, 6-His tag, thioredoxin tag, hemaglutinin tag, GST tag, and OmpA signal sequence tag. As will be understood by one of skill in the art, the binding partner which recognizes and binds to the peptide may be any ion, molecule or compound including metal ions (e.g., metal affinity columns), antibodies, or fragments thereof, and any protein or peptide which binds the peptide, such as the FLAG tag.

Antibodies

[0084] In another aspect, the invention features an antibody (e.g., a monoclonal or polyclonal antibody) having specific binding affinity to a protease polypeptide or a protease polypeptide domain or fragment where the polypeptide is selected from the group having a sequence at least about 90% identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0085] By “specific binding affinity” is meant that the antibody binds to the target protease polypeptide with greater affinity than it binds to other polypeptides under specified conditions. Antibodies or antibody fragments are polypeptides that contain regions that can bind other polypeptides. The term “specific binding affinity” describes an antibody that binds to a protease polypeptide with greater affinity than it binds to other polypeptides under specified conditions. Antibodies can be used to identify an endogenous source of protease polypeptides, to monitor cell cycle regulation, and for immuno-localization of protease polypeptides within the cell.

[0086] The term “polyclonal” refers to antibodies that are heterogenous populations of antibody molecules derived from the sera of animals immunized with an antigen or an antigenic functional derivative thereof. For the production of polyclonal antibodies, various host animals may be immunized by injection with the antigen. Various adjuvants may be used to increase the immunological response, depending on the host species.

[0087] “Monoclonal antibodies” are substantially homogenous populations of antibodies to a particular antigen. They may be obtained by any technique which provides for the production of antibody molecules by continuous cell lines in culture. Monoclonal antibodies may be obtained by methods known to those skilled in the art (Kohler et al., Nature, 1975, 256:495497, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings).

[0088] An antibody of the present invention includes “humanized” monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. Humanized antibodies are recombinant proteins in which non-human (typically murine) complementarity determining regions of an antibody have been transferred from heavy and light variable chains of the non-human (e.g. murine) immunoglobulin into a human variable domain, followed by the replacement of some human residues in the framework regions of their murine counterparts. Humanized antibodies in accordance with this invention are suitable for use in therapeutic methods. General techniques for cloning murine immunoglobulin variable domains are described, for example, by the publication of Orlandi et al., Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA 86: 3833 (1989). Techniques for producing humanized monoclonal antibodies are described, for example, by Jones et al., Nature 321:522 (1986), Riechmann et al., Nature 332:323 (1988), Verhoeyen et al., Science 239:1534 (1988), Carter et al., Proc. Nat'l Acad. Sci. USA 89:4285 (1992), Sandhu, Crit. Rev. Biotech. 12:437 (1992), and Singer et al., J. Immun. 150:2844 (1993).

[0089] The term “antibody fragment” refers to a portion of an antibody, often the hypervariable region and portions of the surrounding heavy and light chains, that displays specific binding affinity for a particular molecule. A hypervariable region is a portion of an antibody that physically binds to the polypeptide target.

[0090] An antibody fragment of the present invention includes a “single-chain antibody,” a phrase used in this description to denote a linear polypeptide that binds antigen with specificity and that comprises variable or hypervariable regions from the heavy and light chain chains of an antibody. Such single chain antibodies can be produced by conventional methodology. The Vh and Vl regions of the Fv fragment can be covalently joined and stabilized by the insertion of a disulfide bond. See Glockshuber, et al., Biochemistry 1362 (1990). Alternatively, the Vh and Vl regions can be joined by the insertion of a peptide linker. A gene encoding the Vh, Vl and peptide linker sequences can be constructed and expressed using a recombinant expression vector. See Colcher, et al., J. Nat'l Cancer Inst. 82: 1191 (1990). Amino acid sequences comprising hypervariable regions from the Vh and Vl antibody chains can also be constructed using disulfide bonds or peptide linkers.

[0091] Antibodies or antibody fragments having specific binding affinity to a protease polypeptide of the invention may be used in methods for detecting the presence and/or amount of protease polypeptide in a sample by probing the sample with the antibody under conditions suitable for protease-antibody immunocomplex formation and detecting the presence and/or amount of the antibody conjugated to the protease polypeptide. Diagnostic kits for performing such methods may be constructed to include antibodies or antibody fragments specific for the protease as well as a conjugate of a binding partner of the antibodies or the antibodies themselves.

[0092] An antibody or antibody fragment with specific binding affinity to a protease polypeptide of the invention can be isolated, enriched, or purified from a prokaryotic or eukaryotic organism. Routine methods known to those skilled in the art enable production of antibodies or antibody fragments, in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Purification, enrichment, and isolation of antibodies, which are polypeptide molecules, are described above.

[0093] Antibodies having specific binding affinity to a protease polypeptide of the invention may be used in methods for detecting the presence and/or amount of protease polypeptide in a sample by contacting the sample with the antibody under conditions such that an immunocomplex forms and detecting the presence and/or amount of the antibody conjugated to the protease polypeptide. Diagnostic kits for performing such methods may be constructed to include a first container containing the antibody and a second container having a conjugate of a binding partner of the antibody and a label, such as, for example, a radioisotope. The diagnostic kit may also include notification of an FDA approved use and instructions therefor.

[0094] In another aspect, the invention features a hybridoma which produces an antibody having specific binding affinity to a protease polypeptide or a protease polypeptide domain, where the polypeptide is selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0095] By “hybridoma” is meant an immortalized cell line that is capable of secreting an antibody, for example an antibody to a protease of the invention. In preferred embodiments, the antibody to the protease comprises a sequence of amino acids that is able to specifically bind a protease polypeptide of the invention.

[0096] In another aspect, the present invention is also directed to kits comprising antibodies that bind to a polypeptide encoded by any of the nucleic acid molecules described above, and a negative control antibody.

[0097] The term “negative control antibody” refers to an antibody derived from similar source as the antibody having specific binding affinity, but where it displays no binding affinity to a polypeptide of the invention.

[0098] In another aspect, the invention features a protease polypeptide binding agent able to bind to a protease polypeptide selected from the group having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0099] The binding agent is preferably a purified antibody that recognizes an epitope present on a protease polypeptide of the invention. Other binding agents include molecules that bind to protease polypeptides and analogous molecules that bind to a protease polypeptide. Such binding agents may be identified by using assays that measure protease binding partner activity, or they may be identified using assays that measure protease activity, such as the release of a fluorogenic or radioactive marker attached to a substrate molecule.

Screening Methods to Detect Protease Polypeptides

[0100] The invention also features a method for screening for human cells containing a protease polypeptide of the invention or an equivalent sequence. The method involves identifying the novel polypeptide in human cells using techniques that are routine and standard in the art, such as those described herein for identifying the proteases of the invention (e.g., cloning, Southern or Northern blot analysis, in situ hybridization, PCR amplification, etc.).

Screening Methods to Identify Substances That Modulate Protease Activity

[0101] In another aspect, the invention features methods for identifying a substance that modulates protease activity comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a protease polypeptide comprising an amino acid substantially identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70

[0102] with a test substance; (b) measuring the activity of said polypeptide; and (c) determining whether said substance modulates the activity of said polypeptide. More preferably the sequence is at least about 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the listed sequences.

[0103] The term “modulates” refers to the ability of a compound to alter the function of a protease of the invention. A modulator preferably activates or inhibits the activity of a protease of the invention depending on the concentration of the compound exposed to the protease.

[0104] The term “modulates” also refers to altering the function of proteases of the invention by increasing or decreasing the probability that a complex forms between the protease and a natural binding partner. A modulator preferably increases the probability that such a complex forms between the protease and the natural binding partner, more preferably increases or decreases the probability that a complex forms between the protease and the natural binding partner depending on the concentration of the compound exposed to the protease, and most preferably decreases the probability that a complex forms between the protease and the natural binding partner.

[0105] The term “activates” refers to increasing the cellular activity of the protease. The term “inhibits” refers to decreasing the cellular activity of the protease.

[0106] The term “complex” refers to an assembly of at least two molecules bound to one another. Signal transduction complexes often contain at least two protein molecules bound to one another. For instance, a protein tyrosine receptor protein kinase, GRB2, SOS, RAF, and RAS assemble to form a signal transduction complex in response to a mitogenic ligand. Similarly, the proteases involved in blood coagulation and their cofactors are known to form macromolecular complexes on cellular membranes. Additionally, proteases involved in modification of the extracellular matrix are known to form complexes with their inhibitors and also with components of the extracellular matrix.

[0107] The term “natural binding partner” refers to polypeptides, lipids, small molecules, or nucleic acids that bind to proteases in cells. A change in the interaction between a protease and a natural binding partner can manifest itself as an increased or decreased probability that the interaction forms, or an increased or decreased concentration of protease/natural binding partner complex.

[0108] The term “contacting” as used herein refers to mixing a solution comprising the test compound with a liquid medium bathing the cells of the methods. The solution comprising the compound may also comprise another component, such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), which facilitates the uptake of the test compound or compounds into the cells of the methods. The solution comprising the test compound may be added to the medium bathing the cells by utilizing a delivery apparatus, such as a pipette-based device or syringe-based device.

[0109] In another aspect, the invention features methods for identifying a substance that modulates protease activity in a cell comprising the steps of: (a) expressing a protease polypeptide in a cell, wherein said polypeptide is selected from the group having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70;

[0110] (b) adding a test substance to said cell; and (c) monitoring a change in cell phenotype or the interaction between said polypeptide and a natural binding partner.

[0111] The term “expressing” as used herein refers to the production of proteases of the invention from a nucleic acid vector containing protease genes within a cell. The nucleic acid vector is transfected into cells using well known techniques in the art as described herein.

[0112] Another aspect of the instant invention is directed to methods of identifying compounds that bind to protease polypeptides of the present invention, comprising contacting the protease polypeptides with a compound, and determining whether the compound binds the protease polypeptides. Binding can be determined by binding assays which are well known to the skilled artisan, including, but not limited to, gel-shift assays, Western blots, radiolabeled competition assay, phage-based expression cloning, co-fractionation by chromatography, co-precipitation, cross linking, interaction trap/two-hybrid analysis, southwestern analysis, ELISA, and the like, which are described in, for example, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 1999, John Wiley & Sons, NY, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. The compounds to be screened include, but are not limited to, compounds of extracellular, intracellular, biological or chemical origin.

[0113] The methods of the invention also embrace compounds that are attached to a label, such as a radiolabel (e.g., ¹²⁵I, ³⁵S, ³²P, ³³P, ³H), a fluorescence label, a chemiluminescent label, an enzymic label and an immunogenic label. The protease polypeptides employed in such a test may either be free in solution, attached to a solid support, borne on a cell surface, located intracellularly or associated with a portion of a cell. One skilled in the art can, for example, measure the formation of complexes between a protease polypeptide and the compound being tested. Alternatively, one skilled in the art can examine the diminution in complex formation between a protease polypeptide and its substrate caused by the compound being tested.

[0114] Other assays can be used to examine enzymatic activity including, but not limited to, photometric, radiometric, HPLC, electrochemical, and the like, which are described in, for example, Enzyme Assays: A Practical Approach, eds. R. Eisenthal and M. J. Danson, 1992, Oxford University Press, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0115] Another aspect of the present invention is directed to methods of identifying compounds which modulate (i.e., increase or decrease) activity of a protease polypeptide comprising contacting the protease polypeptide with a compound, and determining whether the compound modifies activity of the protease polypeptide. These compounds are also referred to as “modulators of proteases.” The activity in the presence of the test compound is measured to the activity in the absence of the test compound. Where the activity of a sample containing the test compound is higher than the activity in a sample lacking the test compound, the compound will have increased the activity. Similarly, where the activity of a sample containing the test compound is lower than the activity in the sample lacking the test compound, the compound will have inhibited the activity.

[0116] The present invention is particularly useful for screening compounds by using a protease polypeptide in any of a variety of drug screening techniques. The compounds to be screened include, but are not limited to, extracellular, intracellular, biological or chemical origin. The protease polypeptide employed in such a test may be in any form, preferably, free in solution, attached to a solid support, borne on a cell surface or located intracellularly. One skilled in the art can measure the change in rate that a protease of the invention cleaves a substrate polypeptide. One skilled in the art can also, for example, measure the formation of complexes between a protease polypeptide and the compound being tested. Alternatively, one skilled in the art can examine the diminution in complex formation between a protease polypeptide and its substrate caused by the compound being tested.

[0117] The activity of protease polypeptides of the invention can be determined by, for example, examining the ability to bind or be activated by chemically synthesised peptide ligands. Alternatively, the activity of the protease polypeptides can be assayed by examining their ability to bind metal ions such as calcium, hormones, chemokines, neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, nucleotides, lipids, odorants, and photons. Thus, modulators of the protease polypeptide's activity may alter a protease function, such as a binding property of a protease or an activity such as cleaving protein substrates or polypeptide substrates, or membrane localization.

[0118] In various embodiments of the method, the assay may take the form of a yeast growth assay, an Aequorin assay, a Luciferase assay, a mitogenesis assay, a MAP Kinase activity assay, as well as other binding or function-based assays of protease activity that are generally known in the art. In several of these embodiments, the invention includes any of the serine proteases, cysteine proteases, aspartyl proteases, metalloproteases, threonine proteases, and other proteases. Biological activities of proteases according to the invention include, but are not limited to, the binding of a natural or a synthetic ligand, as well as any one of the functional activities of proteases known in the art. Non-limiting examples of protease activities include cleavage of polypeptide chains, processing the pro-form of a polypeptide chain to the active product, transmembrane signaling of various forms, and/or the modification of the extraceullar matrix.

[0119] The modulators of the invention exhibit a variety of chemical structures, which can be generally grouped into mimetics of natural protease ligands, and peptide and non-peptide allosteric effectors of proteases. The invention does not restrict the sources for suitable modulators, which may be obtained from natural sources such as plant, animal or mineral extracts, or non-natural sources such as small molecule libraries, including the products of combinatorial chemical approaches to library construction, and peptide libraries.

[0120] The use of cDNAs encoding proteins in drug discovery programs is well-known; assays capable of testing thousands of unknown compounds per day in high-throughput screens (HTSs) are thoroughly documented. The literature is replete with examples of the use of radiolabelled ligands in HTS binding assays for drug discovery (see, Williams, Medicinal Research Reviews, 1991, 11:147-184.; Sweetnam, et al., J. Natural Products, 1993, 56:441-455 for review). Recombinant proteins are preferred for binding assay HTS because they allow for better specificity (higher relative purity), provide the ability to generate large amounts of receptor material, and can be used in a broad variety of formats (see Hodgson, Bio/Technology, 1992, 10:973-980 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety). A variety of heterologous systems is available for functional expression of recombinant proteins that are well known to those skilled in the art. Such systems include bacteria (Strosberg, et al., Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 1992, 13:95-98), yeast (Pausch, Trends in Biotechnology, 1997, 15:487-494), several kinds of insect cells (Vanden Broeck, Int. Rev. Cytology, 1996, 164:189-268), amphibian cells (Jayawickreme et al., Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 1997, 8:629-634) and several mammalian cell lines (CHO, HEK293, COS, etc.; see, Gerhardt, et al., Eur. J. Pharmacology, 1997, 334:1-23). These examples do not preclude the use of other possible cell expression systems, including cell lines obtained from nematodes (PCT application WO 98/37177).

[0121] An expressed protease can be used for HTS binding assays in conjunction with its defined ligand, in this case the corresponding peptide that activates it. The identified peptide is labeled with a suitable radioisotope, including, but not limited to, ¹²⁵I, ³H, ³⁵S or ³²P, by methods that are well known to those skilled in the art. Alternatively, the peptides may be labeled by well-known methods with a suitable fluorescent derivative (Baindur, et al., Drug Dev. Res., 1994, 33:373-398; Rogers, Drug Discovery Today, 1997, 2:156-160). Radioactive ligand specifically bound to the receptor in membrane preparations made from the cell line expressing the recombinant protein can be detected in HTS assays in one of several standard ways, including filtration of the receptor-ligand complex to separate bound ligand from unbound ligand (Williams, Med. Res. Rev., 1991, 11:147-184.; Sweetnam, et al., J. Natural Products, 1993, 56:441-455). Alternative methods include a scintillation proximity assay (SPA) or a FlashPlate format in which such separation is unnecessary (Nakayama, Cur. Opinion Drug Disc. Dev., 1998, 1:85-91 Bossé, et al., J. Biomolecular Screening, 1998, 3:285-292.). Binding of fluorescent ligands can be detected in various ways, including fluorescence energy transfer (FRET), direct spectrophotofluorometric analysis of bound ligand, or fluorescence polarization (Rogers, Drug Discovery Today, 1997, 2:156-160; Hill, Cur. Opinion Drug Disc. Dev., 1998, 1:92-97).

[0122] The proteases and natural binding partners required for functional expression of heterologous protease polypeptides can be native constituents of the host cell or can be introduced through well-known recombinant technology. The protease polypeptides can be intact or chimeric. The protease activation may result in the stimulation or inhibition of other native proteins, events that can be linked to a measurable response.

[0123] Examples of such biological responses include, but are not limited to, the following: the ability to survive in the absence of a limiting nutrient in specifically engineered yeast cells (Pausch, Trends in Biotechnology, 1997, 15:487-494); changes in intracellular Ca²⁺ concentration as measured by fluorescent dyes (Murphy, et al., Cur. Opinion Drug Disc. Dev., 1998, 1:192-199). Fluorescence changes can also be used to monitor ligand-induced changes in membrane potential or intracellular pH; an automated system suitable for HTS has been described for these purposes (Schroeder, et al., J. Biomolecular Screening, 1996, 1:75-80). Assays are also available for the measurement of common second but these are not generally preferred for HTS.

[0124] The invention contemplates a multitude of assays to screen and identify inhibitors of ligand binding to protease polypeptides or of substrate cleavage by protease polypeptides. In one example, the protease polypeptide is immobilized and interaction with a binding partner or substrate is assessed in the presence and absence of a candidate modulator such as an inhibitor compound. In another example, interaction between the protease polypeptide and its binding partner or a substrate is assessed in a solution assay, both in the presence and absence of a candidate inhibitor compound. In either assay, an inhibitor is identified as a compound that decreases binding between the protease polypeptide and its natural binding partner or the activity of a protease polypeptide in cleaving a substrate molecule. Another contemplated assay involves a variation of the di-hybrid assay wherein an inhibitor of protein/protein interactions is identified by detection of a positive signal in a transformed or transfected host cell, as described in PCT publication number WO 95/20652, published Aug. 3, 1995 and is included by reference herein including any figures, tables, or drawings.

[0125] Candidate modulators contemplated by the invention include compounds selected from libraries of either potential activators or potential inhibitors. There are a number of different libraries used for the identification of small molecule modulators, including: (1) chemical libraries, (2) natural product libraries, and (3) combinatorial libraries comprised of random peptides, oligonucleotides or organic molecules. Chemical libraries consist of random chemical structures, some of which are analogs of known compounds or analogs of compounds that have been identified as “hits” or “leads” in other drug discovery screens, while others are derived from natural products, and still others arise from non-directed synthetic organic chemistry. Natural product libraries are collections of microorganisms, animals, plants, or marine organisms which are used to create mixtures for screening by: (1) fermentation and extraction of broths from soil, plant or marine microorganisms or (2) extraction of plants or marine organisms. Natural product libraries include polyketides, non-ribosomal peptides, and variants (non-naturally occurring) thereof. For a review, see, Science 282:63-68 (1998). Combinatorial libraries are composed of large numbers of peptides, oligonucleotides, or organic compounds as a mixture. These libraries are relatively easy to prepare by traditional automated synthesis methods, PCR, cloning, or proprietary synthetic methods. Of particular interest are non-peptide combinatorial libraries. Still other libraries of interest include peptide, protein, peptidomimetic, multiparallel synthetic collection, recombinatorial, and polypeptide libraries. For a review of combinatorial chemistry and libraries created therefrom, see, Myers, Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 8:701-707 (1997). Identification of modulators through use of the various libraries described herein permits modification of the candidate “hit” (or “lead”) to optimize the capacity of the “hit” to modulate activity.

[0126] Still other candidate inhibitors contemplated by the invention can be designed and include soluble forms of binding partners, as well as such binding partners as chimeric, or fusion, proteins. A “binding partner” as used herein broadly encompasses both natural binding partners as described above as well as chimeric polypeptides, peptide modulators other than natural ligands, antibodies, antibody fragments, and modified compounds comprising antibody domains that are immunospecific for the expression product of the identified protease gene.

[0127] Other assays may be used to identify specific peptide ligands of a protease polypeptide, including assays that identify ligands of the target protein through measuring direct binding of test ligands to the target protein, as well as assays that identify ligands of target proteins through affinity ultrafiltration with ion spray mass spectroscopy/HPLC methods or other physical and analytical methods.

[0128] Alternatively, such binding interactions are evaluated indirectly using the yeast two-hybrid system described in Fields et al., Nature, 340:245-246 (1989), and Fields et al., Trends in Genetics, 10:286-292 (1994), both of which are incorporated herein by reference. The two-hybrid system is a genetic assay for detecting interactions between two proteins or polypeptides. It can be used to identify proteins that bind to a known protein of interest, or to delineate domains or residues critical for an interaction. Variations on this methodology have been developed to clone genes that encode DNA binding proteins, to identify peptides that bind to a protein, and to screen for drugs. The two-hybrid system exploits the ability of a pair of interacting proteins to bring a transcription activation domain into close proximity with a DNA binding domain that binds to an upstream activation sequence (UAS) of a reporter gene, and is generally performed in yeast. The assay requires the construction of two hybrid genes encoding (1) a DNA-binding domain that is fused to a first protein and (2) an activation domain fused to a second protein. The DNA-binding domain targets the first hybrid protein to the UAS of the reporter gene; however, because most proteins lack an activation domain, this DNA-binding hybrid protein does not activate transcription of the reporter gene. The second hybrid protein, which contains the activation domain, cannot by itself activate expression of the reporter gene because it does not bind the UAS. However, when both hybrid proteins are present, the noncovalent interaction of the first and second proteins tethers the activation domain to the UAS, activating transcription of the reporter gene. For example, when the first protein is a protease gene product, or fragment thereof, that is known to interact with another protein or nucleic acid, this assay can be used to detect agents that interfere with the binding interaction. Expression of the reporter gene is monitored as different test agents are added to the system. The presence of an inhibitory agent results in lack of a reporter signal.

[0129] When the function of the protease polypeptide gene product is unknown and no ligands are known to bind the gene product, the yeast two-hybrid assay can also be used to identify proteins that bind to the gene product. In an assay to identify proteins that bind to a protease polypeptide, or fragment thereof, a fusion polynucleotide encoding both a protease polypeptide (or fragment) and a UAS binding domain (i.e., a first protein) may be used. In addition, a large number of hybrid genes each encoding a different second protein fused to an activation domain are produced and screened in the assay. Typically, the second protein is encoded by one or more members of a total cDNA or genomic DNA fusion library, with each second protein coding region being fused to the activation domain. This system is applicable to a wide variety of proteins, and it is not even necessary to know the identity or function of the second binding protein. The system is highly sensitive and can detect interactions not revealed by other methods; even transient interactions may trigger transcription to produce a stable mRNA that can be repeatedly translated to yield the reporter protein.

[0130] Other assays may be used to search for agents that bind to the target protein. One such screening method to identify direct binding of test ligands to a target protein is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,277, incorporated herein by reference. This method relies on the principle that proteins generally exist as a mixture of folded and unfolded states, and continually alternate between the two states. When a test ligand binds to the folded form of a target protein (i.e., when the test ligand is a ligand of the target protein), the target protein molecule bound by the ligand remains in its folded state. Thus, the folded target protein is present to a greater extent in the presence of a test ligand which binds the target protein, than in the absence of a ligand. Binding of the ligand to the target protein can be determined by any method which distinguishes between the folded and unfolded states of the target protein. The function of the target protein need not be known in order for this assay to be performed. Virtually any agent can be assessed by this method as a test ligand, including, but not limited to, metals, polypeptides, proteins, lipids, polysaccharides, polynucleotides and small organic molecules.

[0131] Another method for identifying ligands of a target protein is described in Wieboldt et al., Anal. Chem., 69:1683-1691 (1997), incorporated herein by reference. This technique screens combinatorial libraries of 20-30 agents at a time in solution phase for binding to the target protein. Agents that bind to the target protein are separated from other library components by simple membrane washing. The specifically selected molecules that are retained on the filter are subsequently liberated from the target protein and analyzed by HPLC and pneumatically assisted electrospray (ion spray) ionization mass spectroscopy. This procedure selects library components with the greatest affinity for the target protein, and is particularly useful for small molecule libraries.

[0132] In preferred embodiments of the invention, methods of screening for compounds which modulate protease activity comprise contacting test compounds with protease polypeptides and assaying for the presence of a complex between the compound and the protease polypeptide. In such assays, the ligand is typically labelled. After suitable incubation, free ligand is separated from that present in bound form, and the amount of free or uncomplexed label is a measure of the ability of the particular compound to bind to the protease polypeptide.

[0133] In another embodiment of the invention, high throughput screening for compounds having suitable binding affinity to protease polypeptides is employed. Briefly, large numbers of different small peptide test compounds are synthesised on a solid substrate. The peptide test compounds are contacted with the protease polypeptide and washed. Bound protease polypeptide is then detected by methods well known in the art. Purified polypeptides of the invention can also be coated directly onto plates for use in the aforementioned drug screening techniques. In addition, non-neutralizing antibodies can be used to capture the protein and immobilize it on the solid support.

[0134] Other embodiments of the invention comprise using competitive screening assays in which neutralizing antibodies capable of binding a polypeptide of the invention specifically compete with a test compound for binding to the polypeptide. In this manner, the antibodies can be used to detect the presence of any peptide that shares one or more antigenic determinants with a protease polypeptide. Radiolabeled competitive binding studies are described in A. H. Lin et al. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1997, vol. 41, no. 10. pp. 2127-2131, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Therapeutic Methods

[0135] The invention includes methods for treating a disease or disorder by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a protease polypeptide substantially identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, SEQ ID NO:70,

[0136] and any other protease polypeptide of the present invention. As discussed in the section “Gene Therapy,” a protease polypeptide of the invention may also be administered indirectly by via administration of suitable polynucleotide means for in vivo expression of the protease polypeptide. Preferably the protease polypeptide will have 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identity to one of the aforementioned sequences.

[0137] In another aspect, the invention provides methods for treating a disease or disorder by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a substance that modulates the activity of a protease substantially identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0138] Preferably the disease is selected from the group consisting of cancers, immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, brain or neuronal-associated diseases, and metabolic disorders. More specifically these diseases include cancer of tissues, blood, or hematopoietic origin, particularly those involving breast, colon, lung, prostate, cervical, brain, ovarian, bladder, or kidney; central or peripheral nervous system diseases and conditions including migraine, pain, sexual dysfunction, mood disorders, attention disorders, cognition disorders, hypotension, and hypertension; psychotic and neurological disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, manic depression, delirium, dementia, severe mental retardation and dyskinesias, such as Huntington's disease or Tourette's Syndrome; neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; viral or non-viral infections caused by HIV-1, HIV-2 or other viral- or prion-agents or fungal- or bacterial-organisms; metabolic disorders including Diabetes and obesity and their related syndromes, among others; cardiovascular disorders including reperfusion restenosis, coronary thrombosis, clotting disorders, unregulated cell growth disorders, atherosclerosis; ocular disease including glaucoma, retinopathy, and macular degeneration; inflammatory disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammatory pelvic disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, rhinitis, autoimmunity, and organ transplant rejection.

[0139] In preferred embodiments, the invention provides methods for treating or preventing a disease or disorder by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a substance that modulates the activity of a protease polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0140] Preferably the disease is selected from the group consisting of cancers, immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, brain or neuronal-associated diseases, and metabolic disorders. More specifically these diseases include cancer of tissues, blood, or hematopoietic origin, particularly those involving breast, colon, lung, prostate, cervical, brain, ovarian, bladder, or kidney; central or peripheral nervous system diseases and conditions including migraine, pain, sexual dysfunction, mood disorders, attention disorders, cognition disorders, hypotension, and hypertension; psychotic and neurological disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, manic depression, delirium, dementia, severe mental retardation and dyskinesias, such as Huntington's disease or Tourette's Syndrome; neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; viral or non-viral infections caused by HIV-1, HIV-2 or other viral- or prion-agents or fungal- or bacterial-organisms; metabolic disorders including Diabetes and obesity and their related syndromes, among others; cardiovascular disorders including reperfusion restenosis, coronary thrombosis, clotting disorders, unregulated cell growth disorders, atherosclerosis; ocular disease including glaucoma, retinopathy, and macular degeneration; inflammatory disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammatory pelvic disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, rhinitis, autoimmunity, and organ transplant rejection.

[0141] The invention also features methods of treating or preventing a disease or disorder by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a substance that modulates the activity of a protease polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0142] Preferably the disease is selected from the group consisting of immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Most preferably, the immune-related diseases and disorders are selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammatory pelvic disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, rhinitis, autoimmunity, and organ transplantation.

[0143] Substances useful for treatment of protease-related disorders or diseases preferably show positive results in one or more in vitro assays for an activity corresponding to treatment of the disease or disorder in question (Examples of such assays are provided herein, including Example 7). Examples of substances that can be screened for favorable activity are provided and referenced throughout the specification, including this section (Screening Methods to Identify Substances that Modulate Protease Activity). The substances that modulate the activity of the proteases preferably include, but are not limited to, antisense oligonucleotides, ribozymes, and other inhibitors of proteases, as determined by methods and screens referenced this section and in Example 7, below, and any other suitable methods. The use of antisense oligonucleotides and ribozymes are discussed more fully in the Section “Gene Therapy,” below.

[0144] The term “preventing” refers to decreasing the probability that an organism contracts or develops an abnormal condition.

[0145] The term “treating” refers to having a therapeutic effect and at least partially alleviating or abrogating an abnormal condition in the organism.

[0146] The term “therapeutic effect” refers to the inhibition or activation factors causing or contributing to the abnormal condition. A therapeutic effect relieves to some extent one or more of the symptoms of the abnormal condition. In reference to the treatment of abnormal conditions, a therapeutic effect can refer to one or more of the following: (a) an increase or decrease in the proliferation, growth, and/or differentiation of cells; (b) activation or inhibition (i.e., slowing or stopping) of cell death; (c) inhibition of degeneration; (d) relieving to some extent one or more of the symptoms associated with the abnormal condition; and (e) enhancing the function of the affected population of cells. Compounds demonstrating efficacy against abnormal conditions can be identified as described herein.

[0147] The term “abnormal condition” refers to a function in the cells or tissues of an organism that deviates from their normal functions in that organism. An abnormal condition can relate to cell proliferation, cell differentiation, or cell survival.

[0148] Abnormal cell proliferative conditions include cancers such as fibrotic and mesangial disorders, abnormal angiogenesis and vasculogenesis, wound healing, psoriasis, diabetes mellitus, and inflammation.

[0149] Abnormal differentiation conditions include, but are not limited to neurodegenerative disorders, slow wound healing rates, and slow tissue grafting healing rates.

[0150] Abnormal cell survival conditions relate to conditions in which programmed cell death (apoptosis) pathways are activated or abrogated. A number of proteases are associated with the apoptosis pathways. Aberrations in the function of any one of the proteases could lead to cell immortality or premature cell death.

[0151] The term “aberration”, in conjunction with the function of a protease in a signal transduction process, refers to a protease that is over- or under-expressed in an organism, mutated such that its catalytic activity is lower or higher than wild-type protease activity, mutated such that it can no longer interact with a natural binding partner, is no longer modified by another protein, or no longer interacts with a natural binding partner.

[0152] The term “administering” relates to a method of incorporating a compound into cells or tissues of an organism. The abnormal condition can be prevented or treated when the cells or tissues of the organism exist within the organism or outside of the organism. Cells existing outside the organism can be maintained or grown in cell culture dishes. For cells harbored within the organism, many techniques exist in the art to administer compounds, including (but not limited to) oral, parenteral, dermal, injection, and aerosol applications. For cells outside of the organism, multiple techniques exist in the art to administer the compounds, including (but not limited to) cell microinjection techniques, transformation techniques, and carrier techniques.

[0153] The abnormal condition can also be prevented or treated by administering a compound to a group of cells having an aberration in a signal transduction pathway to an organism. The effect of administering a compound on organism function can then be monitored. The organism is preferably a mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig, or goat, more preferably a monkey or ape, and most preferably a human.

[0154] In another aspect, the invention features methods for detection of a protease polypeptide in a sample as a diagnostic tool for diseases or disorders, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the sample with a nucleic acid probe which hybridizes under hybridization assay conditions to a nucleic acid target region of a protease polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0155] said probe comprising the nucleic acid sequence encoding the polypeptide, fragments thereof, and the complements of the sequences and fragments; and (b) detecting the presence or amount of the probe:target region hybrid as an indication of the disease.

[0156] In preferred embodiments of the invention, the disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of rheumatoid arthritis, arteriosclerosis, autoimmune disorders, organ transplantation, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathies, stroke, renal failure, oxidative stress-related neurodegenerative disorders, and cancer. Preferably the disease is selected from the group consisting of cancers, immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, brain or neuronal-associated diseases, and metabolic disorders. More specifically these diseases include cancer of tissues, blood, or hematopoietic origin, particularly those involving breast, colon, lung, prostate, cervical, brain, ovarian, bladder, or kidney; central or peripheral nervous system diseases and conditions including migraine, pain, sexual dysfunction, mood disorders, attention disorders, cognition disorders, hypotension, and hypertension; psychotic and neurological disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, manic depression, delirium, dementia, severe mental retardation and dyskinesias, such as Huntington's disease or Tourette's Syndrome; neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; viral or non-viral infections caused by HIV-1, HIV-2 or other viral- or prion-agents or fungal- or bacterial-organisms; metabolic disorders including Diabetes and obesity and their related syndromes, among others; cardiovascular disorders including reperfusion restenosis, coronary thrombosis, clotting disorders, unregulated cell growth disorders, atherosclerosis; ocular disease including glaucoma, retinopathy, and macular degeneration; inflammatory disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammatory pelvic disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, rhinitis, autoimmunity, and organ transplant rejection.

[0157] The protease “target region” is the nucleotide base sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35,

[0158] or the corresponding full-length sequences, a functional derivative thereof, or a fragment thereof or a domain thereof to which the nucleic acid probe will specifically hybridize. Specific hybridization indicates that in the presence of other nucleic acids the probe only hybridizes detectably with the nucleic acid target region of the protease of the invention. Putative target regions can be identified by methods well known in the art consisting of alignment and comparison of the most closely related sequences in the database.

[0159] In preferred embodiments the nucleic acid probe hybridizes to a protease target region encoding at least 6, 12, 75, 90, 105, 120, 150, 200, 250, 300 or 350 contiguous amino acids of a sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0160] or the corresponding full-length amino acid sequence, or a functional derivative thereof. Hybridization conditions should be such that hybridization occurs only with the protease genes in the presence of other nucleic acid molecules. Under stringent hybridization conditions only highly complementary nucleic acid sequences hybridize. Preferably, such conditions prevent hybridization of nucleic acids having more than 1 or 2 mismatches out of 20 contiguous nucleotides. Such conditions are defined in Berger et al. (1987) (Guide to Molecular Cloning Techniques pg 421, hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings.).

[0161] The diseases for which detection of protease genes in a sample could be diagnostic include diseases in which protease nucleic acid (DNA and/or RNA) is amplified in comparison to normal cells. By “amplification” is meant increased numbers of protease DNA or RNA in a cell compared with normal cells. In normal cells, proteases may be found as single copy genes. In selected diseases, the chromosomal location of the protease genes may be amplified, resulting in multiple copies of the gene, or amplification. Gene amplification can lead to amplification of protease RNA, or protease RNA can be amplified in the absence of protease DNA amplification.

[0162] “Amplification” as it refers to RNA can be the detectable presence of protease RNA in cells, since in some normal cells there is no basal expression of protease RNA. In other normal cells, a basal level of expression of protease exists, therefore in these cases amplification is the detection of at least 1-2-fold, and preferably more, protease RNA, compared to the basal level.

[0163] The diseases that could be diagnosed by detection of protease nucleic acid in a sample preferably include cancers. The test samples suitable for nucleic acid probing methods of the present invention include, for example, cells or nucleic acid extracts of cells, or biological fluids. The samples used in the above-described methods will vary based on the assay format, the detection method and the nature of the tissues, cells or extracts to be assayed. Methods for preparing nucleic acid extracts of cells are well known in the art and can be readily adapted in order to obtain a sample that is compatible with the method utilized.

[0164] In a final aspect, the invention features a method for detection of a protease polypeptide in a sample as a diagnostic tool for a disease or disorder, wherein the method comprises: (a) comparing a nucleic acid target region encoding the protease polypeptide in a sample, where the protease polypeptide has an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0165] or one or more fragments thereof, with a control nucleic acid target region encoding the protease polypeptide, or one or more fragments thereof; and (b) detecting differences in sequence or amount between the target region and the control target region, as an indication of the disease or disorder. Preferably the disease is selected from the group consisting of cancers, immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, brain or neuronal-associated diseases, and metabolic disorders.

[0166] More specifically these diseases include cancer of tissues, blood, or hematopoiefic origin, particularly those involving breast, colon, lung, prostate, cervical, brain, ovarian, bladder, or kidney; central or peripheral nervous system diseases and conditions including migraine, pain, sexual dysfunction, mood disorders, attention disorders, cognition disorders, hypotension, and hypertension; psychotic and neurological disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, manic depression, delirium, dementia, severe mental retardation and dyskinesias, such as Huntington's disease or Tourette's Syndrome; neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Multiple sclerosis, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; viral or non-viral infections caused by HIV-1, HIV-2 or other viral- or prion-agents or fungal- or bacterial-organisms; metabolic disorders including Diabetes and obesity and their related syndromes, among others; cardiovascular disorders including reperfusion restenosis, coronary thrombosis, clotting disorders, unregulated cell growth disorders, atherosclerosis; ocular disease including glaucoma, retinopathy, and macular degeneration; inflammatory disorders including rheumatoid arthritis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammatory pelvic disease, multiple sclerosis, asthma, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, atherosclerosis, rhinitis, autoimmunity, and organ transplant rejection.

[0167] The term “comparing” as used herein refers to identifying discrepancies between the nucleic acid target region isolated from a sample, and the control nucleic acid target region. The discrepancies can be in the nucleotide sequences, e.g. insertions, deletions, or point mutations, or in the amount of a given nucleotide sequence. Methods to determine these discrepancies in sequences are well-known to one of ordinary skill in the art. The “control” nucleic acid target region refers to the sequence or amount of the sequence found in normal cells, e.g. cells that are not diseased as discussed previously.

[0168] The term “domain” refers to a region of a polypeptide which serves a particular function. For instance, N-terminal or C-terminal domains of signal transduction proteins can serve functions including, but not limited to, binding molecules that localize the signal transduction molecule to different regions of the cell or binding other signaling molecules directly responsible for propagating a particular cellular signal. Some domains can be expressed separately from the rest of the protein and function by themselves, while others must remain part of the intact protein to retain function. The latter are termed functional regions of proteins and also relate to domains.

[0169] The expression of proteases can be modulated by signal transduction pathways such as the Ras/MAP kinase signaling pathways. Additionally, the activity of proteases can modulate the activity of the MAP kinase signal transduction pathway. Furthermore, proteases can be shown to be instrumental in the communication between disparate signal transduction pathways.

[0170] The term “signal transduction pathway” refers to the molecules that propagate an extracellular signal through the cell membrane to become an intracellular signal. This signal can then stimulate a cellular response. The polypeptide molecules involved in signal transduction processes are typically receptor and non-receptor protein tyrosine kinases, receptor and non-receptor protein phosphatases, polypeptides containing SRC homology 2 and 3 domains, phosphotyrosine binding proteins (SRC homology 2 (SH2) and phosphotyrosine binding (PTB and PH) domain containing proteins), proline-rich binding proteins (SH3 domain containing proteins), GTPases, phosphodiesterases, phospholipases, prolyl isomerases, proteases, Ca²⁺ binding proteins, cAMP binding proteins, guanyl cyclases, adenylyl cyclases, NO generating proteins, nucleotide exchange factors, and transcription factors.

[0171] The summary of the invention described above is not liniting and other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the invention, and from the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0172] FIGS. 1A-W shows the partial nucleotide sequences for human proteases oriented in a 5′ to 3′ direction (SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35).

[0173] In the sequences, N means any nucleotide.

[0174] FIGS. 2A-I shows the partial amino acid sequences for the human proteases encoded by SEQ ID No. 1-35 in the direction of translation SEQ ID No. 1-35 in the direction of translation (SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70).

[0175] In the sequences, X means any amino acid.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0176] The following description of the background of the invention is provided to aid in understanding the invention, but is not admitted to be or to describe prior art to the invention.

[0177] Proteases are enzymes capable of severing the amino acid backbone of other proteins, and are involved in a large number of diverse processes within the body. Their normal functions include modulation of apoptosis (caspases) (Salvesen and Dixon, Cell, 1997, 91:443-46), control of blood pressure (renin, angiotensin-converting enzymes) (van Hooft et al., 1991, N Engl J Med. 324(19):1305-11, and chapters 254 and 359 in Barrett et al., Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, 1998, Academic Press, San Diego), tissue remodeling and tumor invasion (collagenase) (Vu et al., 1998, Cell 93:411-22, Werb, 1997, Cell, 91:439-442), development of Alzheimer's Disease (β-secretase) (De Strooper et al., 1999, Nature 398:518-22), protein turnover and cell-cycle regulation (proteosome) (Bastians et al., 1999, Mol. Biol. Cell. 10:3927-41, Gottesman, et al., 1997, Cell, 91:435-38, Larsen et al., 1997, Cell, 91:431-34), inflammation (TNF-α convertase) (Black et al., Nature, 1997, 385:729-33), and protein turnover (Bochtler et al., 1999, Annu. Rev. Biophys Biomol Struct. 28:295-317). Proteases may be classified into several major groups including serine proteases, cysteine proteases, aspartyl proteases, metalloproteases, threonine proteases, and other proteases.

1. Aspartyl Proteases (A1; Prosite Number PS00141)

[0178] Aspartate proteases of eukaryotes are monomeric enzymes which consist of two domains. Each domain contains an active site centered on a catalytic aspartyl residue. Examples of aspartyl protease polypeptides according to the invention include SGPr140, r197, r005 and r078 (SEQ ID NOS:1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively). These polypeptides may have one or more of the following activites.

[0179] Cathepsins

[0180] Cathepsin E is an immunologically discrete aspartic protease found in the gastrointestinal tract (Azuma et al., 1992, J. Biol. Chem., 267:1609-1614). Cathepsin E is an intracellular proteinase that does not appear to be involved in the digestion of dietary protein. It is found in highest concentration in the surface of epithelial mucus-producing cells of the stomach. It is the first aspartic proteinase expressed in the fetal stomach and is found in more than half of gastric cancers. It appears, therefore, to be an ‘oncofetal’ antigen. Its association with stomach cancers suggests it may play a role in the development of this disease.

[0181] Cathepsin D, a lyosomal aspartyl protease, is being studied as a prognostic marker in various cancers, in particular, breast cancer. (Rochefort et al., Clin. Chim. Acta, 2000, 291:157-170).

[0182] Renin

[0183] Released by the juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney, renin catalyzes the first step in the activation pathway of angiotensinogen—a cascade that can result in aldosterone release, vasoconstriction, and increase in blood pressure. Renin cleaves angiotensinogen to form angiotensin I, which is converted to angiotensin II by angiotensin I converting enzyme, an important regulator of blood pressure and electrolyte balance. Renin occurs in other organs than the kidney, e.g., in the brain, where it is implicated in the regulation of numerous activities.

[0184] Presenilin proteins

[0185] Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients with an inherited form of the disease carry mutations in the presenilin proteins (PSEN1; PSEN2) or the amyloid precursor protein (APP). These disease-linked mutations result in increased production of the longer form of amyloid-beta (main component of amyloid deposits found in AD brains) (Saftig et al., Eur. Arch. Psychiartry Clin. Neurosci., 1999, 249:271-79). Presenilins are postulated to regulate APP processing through their effects on γ-secretase, an enzyme that cleaves APP (Cruts et al., 1998, Hum. Mutat., 11:183-190, Haass et al., Science, 1999, 286:916-19). Also, it is thought that the presenilins are involved in the cleavage of the Notch receptor, such that that they either directly regulate γ-secretase activity or themselves are protease enzymes (De Strooper et al., Nature, 1999, 398:518-22). Two alternative transcripts of PSEN2 have been identified (Sato et al., 1999, J Neurochem. 72(6):2498-505). Point mutations in the PS1 gene result in a selective increase in the production of the amyloidogenic peptide amyloid-beta (1-42) by proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) (Lemere et al., 1996, Nat. Med. 2(10):1146-50). The possible role of PS1 in normal APP processing was studied by De Strooper et al. (Nature 391: 387-390, 1998) in neuronal cultures derived from PS1-deficient mouse embryos. They found that cleavage by α- and β-secretase of the extracellular domain of APP was not affected by the absence of PS1, whereas cleavage by γ-secretase of the transmembrane domain of APP was prevented, causing C-terminal fragments of APP to accumulate and a 5-fold drop in the production of amyloid peptide. Pulse-chase experiments indicated that PS1 deficiency specifically decreased the turnover of the membrane-associated fragments of APP. Thus, PS1 appears to facilitate a proteolytic activity that cleaves the integral membrane domain of APP. The results indicated to the authors that mutations in PS1 that manifest clinically cause a gain of function, and that inhibition of PS1 activity is a potential target for anti-amyloidogenic therapy in Alzheimer disease.

[0186] β-secretase

[0187] β-secretase, expressed specifically in the brain, is responsible for the proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) associated with Alzheimer's disease (Potter et al., 2000, Nat. Biotechnol. 18(2):125-26). It cleaves at the amino terminus of the β-peptide sequence, between residues 671 and 672 of APP, leading to the generation and extracellular release of β-cleaved soluble APP, and a carboxyterminal fragment that is later released by γ-secretase (Kimberly et al., 2000, J. Biol. Chem. 275(5):3173-78). Yan et al. (Nature, 1999 402:533-37) identified a new membrane-bound aspartyl protease (Asp2) with β-secretase activity. The Asp2 gene is expressed widely in brain and other tissues. Decreasing the expression of Asp2 in cells reduces amyloid β-peptide production and blocks the accumulation of the carboxy-terminal APP fragment that is created by β-secretase cleavage. Asp2 is a new protein target for drugs that are designed to block the production of amyloid β-peptide peptide and the consequent formation of amyloid plaque in Alzheimer's disease.

[0188] Two aspartyl proteases involved in human placentation have recently been isolated: decidual aspartyl protease (DAP-1), and DAP-2. (Moses et al., Mol. Hum. Reprod., 1999, 5:983-89)

[0189] Another member of the aspartyl peptidase family is HIV-1 retropepsin, from the human immunodeficiency virus type 1. This enzyme is vital for processing of the viral polyprotein and maturation of the mature virion.

2. Cysteine Proteases

[0190] Another class of proteases which perform a wide variety of functions within the body are the cysteine proteases. Among their roles are the processing of precursor proteins, and intracellular degradation of proteins marked for disposal via the ubiquitin pathway. Catalysis proceeds through a thioester intermediate and is facilitated by a nearby histidine side chain; an asparagine completes the essential catalytic triad. Peptidases in this family with important roles in disease include calpain, the caspases, hedgehog, papain, and Ubiquitin hydrolases. Examples of cysteine protease polypeptides of the present invention include SGPr084, r009, r286, r008, r198, r210, r290, r116, r003, r016 (SEQ ID NOS:5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, respectively). These polypeptides may have one or more of the following activities.

[0191] Cysteine proteases are produced by a large number of cells including those of the immune system (macrophages, monocytes, etc.). These immune cells exercise their protective role in the body, in part, by migrating to sites of inflammation and secreting molecules, among the secreted molecules are cysteine proteases.

[0192] Under some conditions, the inappropriate regulation of cysteine proteases of the immune system can lead to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. For example, the over-secretion of the cysteine protease cathepsin C causes the degradation of elastin, collagen, laminin and other structural proteins found in bones. Bone subjected to this inappropriate digestion is more susceptible to metastasis.

[0193] Cysteine proteases may also influence vascular permeability through their effect on the kallikrein/kinin pathway, their ability to form complexes with hemagglutinins, their effect in activation of complement components and their ability to destroy serpins.

[0194] Caspase (C14)—apopotosis

[0195] A cascade of protease reactions is believed to be responsible for the apoptotic changes observed in mammalian cells undergoing programmed cell death. This cascade involves many members of the aspartate-specific cysteine proteases of the caspase family, including Caspases 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10 ((Salvesen and Dixit, Cell, 1997, 91:443-446). Cancer cells that escape apoptotic signals, generated by cytotoxic chemotherapeutics or loss of normal cellular survival signals (as in metastatic cells), can go on to develop palpable tumors.

[0196] Other caspases are also involved in the activation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Caspase 1 specifically processes the precursors of IL-1β, and IL-18 (interferon-γ-inducing factor) (Salvesen and Dixit, Cell, 1997).

[0197] Calpain (C2)—axonal death, dystrophies

[0198] Calcium-dependent cysteine proteases, collectively called calpain, are widely distributed in mammalian cells (Wang, 2000, Trends Neurosci. 23(1):20-26). The calpains are nonlysosomal intracellular cysteine proteases. The mammalian calpains include 2 ubiquitous proteins, CAPN1 and CAPN2, as well as 2 stomach-specific proteins, and CAPN3, which is muscle-specific (Herasse et al., 1999, Mol. Cell. Biol. 19(6):4047-55). The ubiquitous enzymes consist of heterodimers with distinct large subunits associated with a common small subunit, all of which are encoded by different genes. The large subunits of calpains can be subdivided into 4 domains; domains I and III, whose functions remain unknown, show no homology with known proteins. The former, however, may be important for the regulation of the proteolytic activity. Domain II shows similarity with other cysteine proteases, which share histidine, cysteine, and asparagine residues at their active sites. Domain IV is calmodulin-like. CAPN5 and CAPN6 differ from previously identified vertebrate calpains in that they lack a calmodulin-like domain IV (Ohno et al., 1990, Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 53(4):225-29).

[0199] Mutations in the CAPN3 gene have been associated with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, type 2A (LGMD2A) (Allamand et al., 1995, Hum. Molec. Genet. 4:459-463). The slowly progressive muscle weakness associated with this disease is usually first evident in the pelvic girdle and then spreads to the upper limbs while sparing facial muscles. Calpain has also been implicated in the development of hyperactive Cdk5 leading to neuronal cell death associated with Alzheimer's disease (Patrick et al., 1999, Nature 402:615-622).

[0200] Hedgehog (C46)—Cancer

[0201] The organization and morphology of the developing embryo are established through a series of inductive interactions. One family of vertebrate genes has been described related to the Drosophila gene ‘hedgehog’ (hh) that encodes inductive signals during embryogenesis (Johnson and Tabin, 1997, Cell 90:979-990). ‘Hedgehog’ encodes a secreted protein that is involved in establishing cell fates at several points during Drosophila development (Marigo et al., 1995, Genomics 28:44-51). There are 3 known mammalian homologs of hh: Sonic hedgehog (Shh), Indian hedgehog (Ihh), and desert hedgehog (Dhh) (Johnson and Tabin, 1997, Cell 90:979-990). Like its Drosophila cognate, Shh encodes a signal that is instrumental in patterning the early embryo. It is expressed in Hensen's node, the floorplate of the neural tube, the early gut endoderm, the posterior of the limb buds, and throughout the notochord (Chiang et al., 1996, Nature 383:407-413). It has been implicated as the key inductive signal in patterning of the ventral neural tube, the anterior-posterior limb axis, and the ventral somites. Oro et al. (“Basal cell carcinomas in mice overexpressing sonic hedgehog.” Science 276: 817-821, 1997) showed that transgenic mice overexpressing SHH in the skin developed many features of the basal cell nevus syndrome, demonstrating that SHH is sufficient to induce basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) in mice. The data suggested that SHH may have a role in human tumorigenesis. Activating mutations of SHH or another ‘hedgehog’ gene may be an alternative pathway for BCC formation in humans. The human mutation his133tyr (his134tyr in mouse) is a candidate. It is distinct from loss-of-function mutations reported for individuals with holoprosencephaly (Oro et al., 1997, Science 276:817-821). His133 lies adjacent in the catalytic site to his134, one of the conserved residues thought to be necessary for catalysis. SHH may be a dominant oncogene in multiple human tumors, a mirror of the tumor suppressor activity of the opposing ‘patched’ (PTCH) gene (Aszterbaum et al., 1998, J. Invest. Derm. 110:885-888). The rapid and frequent appearance of Shh-induced tumors in the mice suggested that disruption of the SHH-PTC pathway is sufficient to create BCCs.

[0202] Members of the vertebrate hedgehog family (Sonic, Indian, and Desert) have been shown to be essential for the development of various organ systems, including neural, somite, limb, skeletal, and for male gonad morphogenesis. Desert hedgehog is expressed in the developing retina, whereas Indian hedgehog (Ihh) is expressed in the developing and mature retinal pigmented epithelium beginning at embryonic day 13 (Levine et al., J. Neurosci., 1997, 17(16):6277-88). Dhh has also been implicated in having a role in the regulation of spernatogenesis. Sertoli cell precursors express Sry, sex determining gene, which leads to testis development in mammals. Dhh expression is initiated in Sertoli cell precursors shortly after the activation of Sry and persists in the testis into the adult. Bitgood et al. (Curr. Biol., 1996, 6(3):298-304) disclose that female mice homozygous for a Dhh-null mutation show no obvious phenotype, whereas males are viable but infertile having a complete absence of mature sperm, demonstrating that Dhh signaling plays an essential role in the regulation of mammalian spermatogenesis. Dhh has also been found to have a role in the and maintenance of protective nerve sheaths endo-, peri- and epineurium. In Dhh knockout mice, the connective tissue sheaths in adult nerves appear highly abnormal by electron microscopy. Mirsky et al., (Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1999, 883:196-202) demonstrate that Dhh signaling from Schwann cells to the mesenchyme is involved in the formation of a morphologically and functionally normal perineurium.

[0203] Recent advances in developmental and molecular biology during embryogenesis and organogenesis have provided new insights into the mechanism of bone formation. Iwasaki et al., (J. Bone Joint Surg. Br., 1999, 81(6):1076-82) demonstrate that Indian Hedgehog (Ihh) is expressed in cartilage cell precursors and later in mature and hypertrophic chondrocytes. Ihh plays a critical role in the morphogenesis of the vertebrate skeleton. Becker et al. (Dev. Biol., 1997, 187(2):298-310) provide data which suggests that Ihh is also involved in mediating differentiation of extraembryonic endoderm during early mouse embryogenesis. Short limbed dwarfism, with decreased chondrocyte proliferation and extensive hypertrophy are the results of targeted deletion of Ihh (Karp et al., 2000, Development 127(3):543-48). The expression of Ihh mRNA and protein is unregulated dramatically as F9 cells differentiate in response to retinoic acid, into either parietal endoderm or embryoid bodies, containing an outer visceral endoderm layer. RT-PCR analysis of blastocyst outgrowth cultures demonstrates that whereas little or no Ihh message is present in blastocysts, significant levels appear upon subsequent days of culture, coincident with the emergence of parietal endoderm cells.

[0204] Ubiquitin hydrolases (C12)—apoptosis, checkpoint integrity

[0205] Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolases (3.1.2.15) (deubiquitinating enzymes) are thiol proteases that recognize and hydrolyze the peptide bond at the C-terminal glycine of ubiquitin. These enzymes are involved in the processing of poly-ubiquitin precursors as well as that of ubiquinated proteins. In eukaryotic cells, the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to proteins plays a role in a variety of cellular processes. In many cases, ubiquitination leads to protein degradation by the 26S proteasome. Protein ubiquitination is reversible, and the removal of ubiquitin is catalyzed by deubiquitinating enzymes, or DUBs. A defect in these enzymes, catalyzing the removal of ubiquitin from ubiquinated proteins, may be characteristic of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, progressive supranuclear palsy, and Pick's and Kuf's disease.

[0206] Papain (C1)—cathepsins K, S and B,—bone resorbtion, Ag processing (Prosite PS00139)

[0207] Cathepsin K, a member of the papain family of peptidases, is involved in osteoclastic resorption. It plays an important role in extracellular degradation and may have a role in disorders of bone remodeling, such as pyncodysostosis, an autosomal recessive osteochondrodysplasia characterized by osteosclerosis and short stature. Antigen presentation by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules requires the participation of different proteases in the endocytic route to degrade endocytosed antigens as well as the MHC class II-associated invariant chain. Only cathepsin S, a member of the papain family, appears to be essential for complete destruction of the invariant chain. Cathepsin B is overexpressed in tumors of the lung, prostate, colon, breast, and stomach. Hughes et al. (Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95: 12410-12415, 1998) found an amplicon at 8p23-p22 that resulted in cathepsin B overexpression in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Abundant extracellular expression of CTSB protein was found in 29 of 40 (72.5%) of esophageal adenocarcinoma specimens by use of immunohistochemical analysis. The findings were thought to support an important role for CTSB in esophageal adenocarcinoma and possibly in other tumors.

[0208] Cathepsin B, a lyosomal protease, is being studied as a prognostic marker in various cancers (breast, pulmonary adenocarcinomas).

[0209] Cysteine Protease AEP

[0210] The cysteine protease AEP plays another role in the immune functions. It has been implicated in the protease step required for antigen processing in B cells. (Manoury et al. Nature 396:695-699 (1998))

[0211] Hepatitis A viral protease (C3E)

[0212] The Hepatitis A genome encodes a cysteine protease required for enzymatic cleavages in vivo to yield mature proteins (Wang, 1999, Prog. Drug Res. 52:197-219). This enzyme and its homologs in other viruses (such as hepatitis E virus) are potential targets for chemotherapeutic intervention.

3. Metalloproteases

[0213] Examples of metalloprotease protease polypeptides according to the invention include SGPr016, r352, r050, r282, r046, r060, r068, r096, r119, r143, r164, r281, r075, r292, r069, r212, r049, r026, r203, r157, r154, r088 (SEQ ID NOS:14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 respectively). These polypeptides may have one or more of the following activities.

[0214] Collagenase (M10)—invasion

[0215] Matrix degradation is an essential step in the spread of cancer. The 72- and 92-kD type IV collagenases are members of a group of secreted zinc metalloproteases which, in mammals, degrade the collagens of the extracellular matrix. Other members of this group include interstitial collagenase and stromelysin (Nagase et al., 1992, Matrix Suppl. 1:421-424). By targeted disruption in embryonic stem cells, Vu et al. (Cell, 1998, 934:11-22) created homozygous mice with a null mutation in the MMP9/gelatinase B gene. These mice exhibited an abnormal pattern of skeletal growth plate vascularization and ossification. Growth plates from MMP9-null mice in culture showed a delayed release of an angiogenic activator, establishing a role for this proteinase in controlling angiogenesis.

[0216] MMP2 (gelatinase A) have been associated with the aggressiveness of human cancers (Chenard et al., 1999, Int. J. Cancer, 82:208-12). In a study comparing basal cell carcinomas (BCC) with the more aggressive squamous cell carcinomas (SCC), both MMP2 and MMP9 were expressed at a higher level in SCC (Dumas et al., 1999, Anticancer Res., 19(4B):2929-38). Additionally, expression of MMP2 and MMP9 in T lymphocytes has recently been shown to be modulated by the Ras/MAP kinase signaling pathways (Esparza et al., 1999, Blood, 94:2754-66) (see also, Li et al., 1998, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1405:110-20).

[0217] ADAMs (M12)—TNF, inflammation, growth factor processing

[0218] The ADAM peptidases are a family of proteins containing a disintegrin and metalloproteinase (ADAM) domain (Werb and Yan, Science, 1998, 282:1279-1280). Members of this family are cell surface proteins with a unique structure possessing both potential adhesion and protease domains (Primakoff and Myles, Trends in Genet., 2000, 16:83-87). Activity of these proteases can be linked to TNF, inflammation, and/or growth factor processing.

[0219] ADAM proteases have also been characterized as having a pro- and metalloproteinase domain, a disintegrin domain, a cysteine-rich region and an EGF repeat (Blobel, 1997, Cell, 90:589-592 which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings). They have been associated with the release from the plasma membrane of numerous proteins including Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α), kit-ligand, TGFα, Fas-ligand, cytokine receptors such as the Il-6 receptor and the NGF receptor, as well as adhesion proteins such as L-selectin, and the b amyloid precursor proteins (Blobel, 1997, Cell, 90:589-592).

[0220] Tumor necrosis factor-α is synthesized as a proinflammatory cytokine from a 233-amino acid precursor. Conversion of the membrane-bound precursor to a secreted mature protein is mediated by a protease termed TNF-α convertase. TNF-α is involved in a variety of diseases. ADAM17, which contains a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domains, is also called ‘tumor necrosis factor-α converting enzyme’ (TACE) (Black et al., Nature, 1997, 385:729-33). The gene encodes an 824-amino acid polypeptide containing the features of the ADAM family: a secretory signal sequence, a disintegrin domain, and a metalloprotease domain. Expression studies showed that the encoded protein cleaves precursor tumor necrosis factor-α to its mature form. This enzyme may also play a role in the processing of Transforming Growth Factor-α (TGF-α), as mice which lack the gene are similar in phenotype to those that lack TGF-α (Peschon et al., Science, 282:1281-1284).

[0221] Neprylisin (M13)—Endothelin-converting enzyme

[0222] Neprylisin, a metallopeptidase active in degradation of enkephalins and other bioactive peptides, is a drug target in hypertension and renal disease (Oefner, et al., J. Mol. Biol., 2000, 296:341-49).

[0223] Carboxypeptidase (M14)—Neurotransmitter processing

[0224] Carboxypeptidases specifically remove COOH-terminal basic amino acids (arginine or lysine) (Nesheim, 1998, Curr. Opin. Hematol. 5(5):309-13). They have important functions in many biologic processes, including activation, inactivation, or modulation of peptide hormone activity, neurotransmitter processing, and alteration of physical properties of proteins and enzymes (Ostrowska et al., 1998, Rocz. Akad. Med. Bialymst. 43:39-55).

[0225] Dipeptidase (M2)—ACE

[0226] Angiotensin I converting enzyme (EC 3.4.15.1), or kininase II, is adipeptidyl carboxypeptidase that plays an important role in blood pressure regulation and electrolyte balance by hydrolyzing angiotensin I into angiotensin II, a potent vasopressor, and aldosterone-stimulating peptide. The enzyme is also able to inactivate bradykinin, a potent vasodilator. Although angiotensin-converting enzyme has been studied primarily in the context of its role in blood pressure regulation, this widely distributed enzyme has many other physiologic functions. There are two forms of ACE: a testis-specific isozyme and a somatic isozyme which has two active centers.

[0227] Matrix metalloproteases (M10B)—tissue remodeling and inflammation

[0228] The matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are a family of related matrix-degrading enzymes that are important in tissue remodeling and repair during development and inflammation (Belotti et al., 1999, Int. J. Biol. Markers 14(4):232-38). Abnormal expression is associated with various diseases such as tumor invasiveness (Johansson and Kahari, 2000, Histol. Histopathol. 15(1):225-37), arthritis (Malemud et al., 1999, Front. Biosci. 4:D762-71), and atherosclerosis (Nagase, 1997, Biol. Chem. 378(3-4):151-60). MMP activity may also be related to tobacco-induced pulmonary emphysema (Dhami et al., Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol., 2000, 22:244-52).

[0229] SREBP Protease (M50)

[0230] The sterol regulatory element-binding proteins protease functions in the intra-membrane proteolysis and release of sterol-regulatory binding proteins (SREBPs) (Duncan et al., 1997, J. Biol. Chem. 272:12778-85). SREBPs activate genes of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism, making the SREBP protease an attractive target for therapeutic modulation (Brown et al., 1997, Cell 89:331-340).

[0231] Metalloprotease processing of growth factors

[0232] In addition to the processing of TGF-α described above, metalloproteases have been directly demonstrated to be active in the processing of the precursor of other growth factors such as heparin-binding EGF (proHB-EFG) (Izumi et al., EMBO J, 1998, 17:7260-72), and amphiregulin (Brown et al., 1998, J. Biol. Chem., 27:17258-68).

[0233] Additionally, metalloproteases have recently been shown to be instrumental in the communication whereby stimulation of a GPCR pathway results in stimulation of the MAP kinase pathway (Prenzel et al., 1999, Nature, 402:884-888). The growth factor intermediate in the pathway, HB-EGF is released by the cell in a proteolytic step regulated by the GPCR pathway involving an uncharacterized metalloprotease. After release, the HB-EGF is bound by the extracellular matrix and then presented to the EGF receptors on the surface, resulting in the activation of the MAP kinase pathway (Prenzel et al., 1999, Nature, 402:884-888).

[0234] A recent study by Gallea-Robache et al. (1997) has also implicated a metalloprotease family displaying different substrate specificites in the shedding of other growth factors including macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and stem cell factor (SCF) (Gallea-Robache et al., 1997, Cytokine 9:340-46). The shedding of M-CSF (also known as CSF-1) has been linked to activation of Protein Kinase C by phorbol esters (Stein et al., 1991, Oncogene, 6:601-05).

4. Serine Proteases

[0235] The serine proteases are a class which includes trypsin, kallikrein, chymotrypsin, elastase, thrombin, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), plasmin (Werb, Cell, 1997, 91:439-442), kallikrein (Clements, Biol. Res., 1998, 31151-59), and cathepsin G (Shamamian et al., Surgery, 2000, 127:142-47). These proteases have in common a well-conserved catalytic triad of amino acid residues in their active site consisting of histidine-57, aspartic acid-102, and serine-195 (using the chymotrypsin numbering system). Serine protease activity has been linked to coagulation and they may have use as tumor markers.

[0236] Serine proteases can be further subclassified by their specificity in substrates. The elastases prefer to cleave substrates adjacent to small aliphatic residues such as valine, chymases prefer to cleave near large aromatic hydrophobic residures, and tryptases prefer positively charged residues. One additional class of serine protease has been described recently which prefers to cleave adjacent to a proline. This prolyl endopeptidase has been implicated in the progression of memory loss in Alzheimer's patients (Toide et al., 1998, Rev. Neurosci. 9(1):17-29).

[0237] A partial list of proteases known to belong to this large and important family include: blood coagulation factors VII, IX, X, XI and XII; thrombin; plasminogen; complement components C1r, C1s, C2; complement factors B, D and I; complement-activating component of RA-reactive factor; elastases 1, 2, 3A, 3B (protease E); hepatocyte growth factor activator; glandular (tissue) kallikreins including EGF-binding protein types A, B, and C; NGF-γ chain, γ-renin, and prostate specific antigen (PSA); plasma kallikrein; mast cell proteases; myeloblastin (proteinase 3) (Wegener's autoantigen); plasminogen activators (urokinase-type, and tissue-type); and the trypsins I, II, III, and IV. These peptidases play key roles in coagulation, tumorigenesis, control of blood pressure, release of growth factors, and other roles. (http://www.babraham.co.uk/Merops/Merops.htm).

5. Threonine Peptidases (T1)—(Prosite PDOC00326/PDOC00668)

[0238] Proteasomal subunits (T1A)

[0239] The proteasome is a multicatalytic threonine proteinase complex involved in ATP/ubiquitin dependent non-lysosomal proteolysis of cellular substrates. It is responsible for selective elimination of proteins with aberrant structures, as well as naturally occurring short-lived proteins related to metabolic regulation and cell-cycle progression (Momand et al., 2000, Gene 242(1-2):15-29, Bochtler et al., 1999, Annu. Rev. Biophys Biomol Struct. 28:295-317). The proteasome inhibitor lactacystin reversibly inhibits proliferation of human endothelial cells, suggesting a role for proteasomes in angiogenesis (Kumeda, et al., Anticancer Res. 1999 September-October; 19(5B):3961-8). Another important function of the proteasome in higher vertebrates is to generate the peptides presented on MHC-class 1 molecules to circulating lymphocytes (Castelli et al., 1997, Int. J. Clin. Lab. Res. 27(2):103-10). The proteasome has a sedimentation coefficient of 26S and is composed of a 20S catalytic core and a 22S regulatory complex. Eukaryotic 20S proteasomes have a molecular mass of 700 to 800 kD and consist of a set of over 15 kinds of polypeptides of 21 to 32 kD. All eukaryotic 20S proteasome subunits can be classified grossly into 2 subfamilies, α and β, by their high similarity with either the α or β subunits of the archaebacterium Thermoplasma acidophilum (Mayr et al., 1999, Biol. Chem. 380(10):1183-92). Several of the components have been identified as threonine peptidases, suggesting that this class of peptidases plays a key role in regulating metabolic pathways and cell-cycle progression, among other functions (Yorgin et al., 2000, J. Immunol. 164(6):2915-23).

6. Peptidases of Unknown Catalytic Mechanism

[0240] The prenyl-protein specific protease responsible for post-translational processing of the Ras proto-oncogene and other prenylated proteins falls into this class. This class also includes several viral peptidases that may play a role in mammalian infection, including cardiovirus endopeptidase 2A (encephalomyocarditis virus) (Molla et al., 1993, J. Virol. 67(8):4688-95), NS2-3 protease (hepatitis C virus) (Blight et al., 1998, Antivir. Ther. 3(Suppl 3):71-81), endopeptidase (infectious pancreatic necrosis virus) (Lejal et al., J. Gen. Virol., 2000, 81:983-992), and the Npro endopeptidase (hog cholera virus) (Tratschin et al., 1998, J. Virol. 72(9):7681-84).

Nucleic Acid Probes, Methods, and Kits for Detection of Proteases

[0241] A nucleic acid probe of the present invention may be used to probe an appropriate chromosomal or cDNA library by usual hybridization methods to obtain other nucleic acid molecules of the present invention. A chromosomal DNA or cDNA library may be prepared from appropriate cells according to recognized methods in the art (cf. “Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual”, second edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Sambrook, Fritsch, & Maniatis, eds., 1989).

[0242] In the alternative, chemical synthesis can be carried out in order to obtain nucleic acid probes having nucleotide sequences which correspond to N-terminal and C-terminal portions of the amino acid sequence of the polypeptide of interest. The synthesized nucleic acid probes may be used as primers in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) carried out in accordance with recognized PCR techniques, essentially according to PCR Protocols, “A Guide to Methods and Applications”, Academic Press, Michael, et al., eds., 1990, utilizing the appropriate chromosomal or cDNA library to obtain the fragment of the present invention.

[0243] One skilled in the art can readily design such probes based on the sequence disclosed herein using methods of computer alignment and sequence analysis known in the art (“Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual”, 1989, supra). The hybridization probes of the present invention can be labeled by standard labeling techniques such as with a radiolabel, enzyme label, fluorescent label, biotin-avidin label, chemiluminescence, and the like. After hybridization, the probes may be visualized using known methods.

[0244] The nucleic acid probes of the present invention include RNA, as well as DNA probes, such probes being generated using techniques known in the art. The nucleic acid probe may be immobilized on a solid support. Examples of such solid supports include, but are not limited to, plastics such as polycarbonate, complex carbohydrates such as agarose and sepharose, and acrylic resins, such as polyacrylamide and latex beads. Techniques for coupling nucleic acid probes to such solid supports are well known in the art.

[0245] The test samples suitable for nucleic acid probing methods of the present invention include, for example, cells or nucleic acid extracts of cells, or biological fluids. The samples used in the above-described methods will vary based on the assay format, the detection method and the nature of the tissues, cells or extracts to be assayed. Methods for preparing nucleic acid extracts of cells are well known in the art and can be readily adapted in order to obtain a sample which is compatible with the method utilized.

[0246] One method of detecting the presence of nucleic acids of the invention in a sample comprises (a) contacting said sample with the above-described nucleic acid probe under conditions such that hybridization occurs, and (b) detecting the presence of said probe bound to said nucleic acid molecule. One skilled in the art would select the nucleic acid probe according to techniques known in the art as described above. Samples to be tested include but should not be limited to RNA samples of human tissue.

[0247] A kit for detecting the presence of nucleic acids of the invention in a sample comprises at least one container means having disposed therein the above-described nucleic acid probe. The kit may further comprise other containers comprising one or more of the following: wash reagents and reagents capable of detecting the presence of bound nucleic acid probe. Examples of detection reagents include, but are not limited to radiolabelled probes, enzymatic labeled probes (horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase), and affinity labeled probes (biotin, avidin, or steptavidin). Preferably, the kit further comprises instructions for use.

[0248] In detail, a compartmentalized kit includes any kit in which reagents are contained in separate containers. Such containers include small glass containers, plastic containers or strips of plastic or paper. Such containers allow the efficient transfer of reagents from one compartment to another compartment such that the samples and reagents are not cross-contaminated and the agents or solutions of each container can be added in a quantitative fashion from one compartment to another. Such containers will include a container which will accept the test sample, a container which contains the probe or primers used in the assay, containers which contain wash reagents (such as phosphate buffered saline, Tris-buffers, and the like), and containers which contain the reagents used to detect the hybridized probe, bound antibody, amplified product, or the like. One skilled in the art will readily recognize that the nucleic acid probes described in the present invention can readily be incorporated into one of the established kit formats which are well known in the art.

DNA Constructs Comprising a Protease Nucleic Acid Molecule and Cells Containing These Constructs

[0249] The present invention also relates to a recombinant DNA molecule comprising, 5′ to 3′, a promoter effective to initiate transcription in a host cell and the above-described nucleic acid molecules. In addition, the present invention relates to a recombinant DNA molecule comprising a vector and an above-described nucleic acid molecule. The present invention also relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a transcriptional region functional in a cell, a sequence complementary to an RNA sequence encoding an amino acid sequence corresponding to the above-described polypeptide, and a transcriptional termination region functional in said cell. The above-described molecules may be isolated and/or purified DNA molecules.

[0250] The present invention also relates to a cell or organism that contains an above-described nucleic acid molecule and thereby is capable of expressing a polypeptide. The polypeptide may be purified from cells which have been altered to express the polypeptide. A cell is said to be “altered to express a desired polypeptide” when the cell, through genetic manipulation, is made to produce a protein which it normally does not produce or which the cell normally produces at lower levels. One skilled in the art can readily adapt procedures for introducing and expressing either genomic, cDNA, or synthetic sequences into either eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells.

[0251] A nucleic acid molecule, such as DNA, is said to be “capable of expressing” a polypeptide if it contains nucleotide sequences which contain transcriptional and translational regulatory information and such sequences are “operably linked” to nucleotide sequences which encode the polypeptide. An operable linkage is a linkage in which the regulatory DNA sequences and the DNA sequence sought to be expressed are connected in such a way as to permit gene sequence expression. The precise nature of the regulatory regions needed for gene sequence expression may vary from organism to organism, but shall in general include a promoter region which, in prokaryotes, contains both the promoter (which directs the initiation of RNA transcription) as well as the DNA sequences which, when transcribed into RNA, will signal synthesis initiation. Such regions will normally include those 5′-non-coding sequences involved with initiation of transcription and translation, such as the TATA box, capping sequence, CAAT sequence, and the like.

[0252] If desired, the non-coding region 3′ to the sequence encoding a protease of the invention may be obtained by the above-described methods. This region may be retained for its transcriptional termination regulatory sequences, such as termination and polyadenylation. Thus, by retaining the 3′-region naturally contiguous to the DNA sequence encoding a protease of the invention, the transcriptional termination signals may be provided. Where the transcriptional termination signals are not satisfactorily functional in the expression host cell, then a 3′ region functional in the host cell may be substituted.

[0253] Two DNA sequences (such as a promoter region sequence and a sequence encoding a protease of the invention) are said to be operably linked if the nature of the linkage between the two DNA sequences allows the protease sequence to be transcribed, i.e., where the linkage does not (1) result in the introduction of a frame-shift mutation, (2) interfere with the ability of the promoter region sequence to direct the transcription of a gene sequence encoding a protease of the invention, or (3) interfere with the ability of the gene sequence of a protease of the invention to be transcribed by the promoter region sequence. Thus, a promoter region would be operably linked to a DNA sequence if the promoter were capable of effecting transcription of that DNA sequence. Thus, to express a gene encoding a protease of the invention, transcriptional and translational signals recognized by an appropriate host are necessary.

[0254] The present invention encompasses the expression of a gene encoding a protease of the invention (or a functional derivative thereof) in either prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Prokaryotic hosts are, generally, very efficient and convenient for the production of recombinant proteins and are, therefore, one type of preferred expression system for proteases of the invention. Prokaryotes most frequently are represented by various strains of E. coli. However, other microbial strains may also be used, including other bacterial strains.

[0255] In prokaryotic systems, plasmid vectors that contain replication sites and control sequences derived from a species compatible with the host may be used. Examples of suitable plasmid vectors may include pBR322, pUC118, pUC119 and the like; suitable phage or bacteriophage vectors may include λgt10, λgt11 and the like; and suitable virus vectors may include pMAM-neo, pKRC and the like. Preferably, the selected vector of the present invention has the capacity to replicate in the selected host cell.

[0256] Recognized prokaryotic hosts include bacteria such as E. coli, Bacillus, Streptomyces, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Serratia, and the like. However, under such conditions, the polypeptide will not be glycosylated. The prokaryotic host must be compatible with the replicon and control sequences in the expression plasmid.

[0257] To express a protease of the invention (or a functional derivative thereof) in a prokaryotic cell, it is necessary to operably link the sequence encoding the protease of the invention to a functional prokaryotic promoter. Such promoters may be either constitutive or, more preferably, regulatable (i.e., inducible or derepressible). Examples of constitutive promoters include the int promoter of bacteriophage λ, the bla promoter of the β-lactamase gene sequence of pBR322, and the cat promoter of the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene sequence of pPR325, and the like. Examples of inducible prokaryotic promoters include the major right and left promoters of bacteriophage λ (P_(L) and P_(R)), the trp, recA, λacZ, λacI, and gal promoters of E. coli, the α-amylase (Ulmanen et al., J. Bacteriol. 162:176-182, 1985) and the ζ-28-specific promoters of B. subtilis (Gilman et al., Gene Sequence 32:11-20, 1984), the promoters of the bacteriophages of Bacillus (Gryczan, in: The Molecular Biology of the Bacilli, Academic Press, Inc., NY, 1982), and Streptomyces promoters (Ward et al., Mol. Gen. Genet. 203:468-478, 1986). Prokaryotic promoters are reviewed by Glick (Ind. Microbiot. 1:277-282, 1987), Cenatiempo (Biochimie 68:505-516, 1986), and Gottesman (Ann. Rev. Genet. 18:415-442, 1984).

[0258] Proper expression in a prokaryotic cell may also require the presence of a ribosome-binding site upstream of the gene sequence-encoding sequence. Such ribosome-binding sites are disclosed, for example, by Gold et al. (Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 35:365-404, 1981). The selection of control sequences, expression vectors, transformation methods, and the like, are dependent on the type of host cell used to express the gene. As used herein, “cell”, “cell line”, and “cell culture” may be used interchangeably and all such designations include progeny. Thus, the words “transformants” or “transformed cells” include the primary subject cell and cultures derived therefrom, without regard to the number of transfers. It is also understood that all progeny may not be precisely identical in DNA content, due to deliberate or inadvertent mutations. However, as defined, mutant progeny have the same functionality as that of the originally transformed cell.

[0259] Host cells which may be used in the expression systems of the present invention are not strictly limited, provided that they are suitable for use in the expression of the protease polypeptide of interest. Suitable hosts may often include eukaryotic cells. Preferred eukaryotic hosts include, for example, yeast, fungi, insect cells, mammalian cells either in vivo, or in tissue culture. Mammalian cells which may be useful as hosts include HeLa cells, cells of fibroblast origin such as VERO or CHO-K1, or cells of lymphoid origin and their derivatives. Preferred mammalian host cells include SP2/0 and J558L, as well as neuroblastoma cell lines such as IMR 332, which may provide better capacities for correct post-translational processing.

[0260] In addition, plant cells are also available as hosts, and control sequences compatible with plant cells are available, such as the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S and 19S, and nopaline synthase promoter and polyadenylation signal sequences. Another preferred host is an insect cell, for example the Drosophila larvae. Using insect cells as hosts, the Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase promoter can be used (Rubin, Science 240:1453-1459, 1988). Alternatively, baculovirus vectors can be engineered to express large amounts of proteases of the invention in insect cells (Jasny, Science 238:1653, 1987; Miller et al., in: Genetic Engineering, Vol. 8, Plenum, Setlow et al., eds., pp. 277-297, 1986).

[0261] Any of a series of yeast expression systems can be utilized which incorporate promoter and termination elements from the actively expressed sequences coding for glycolytic enzymes that are produced in large quantities when yeast are grown in mediums rich in glucose. Known glycolytic gene sequences can also provide very efficient transcriptional control signals. Yeast provides substantial advantages in that it can also carry out post-translational modifications. A number of recombinant DNA strategies exist utilizing strong promoter sequences and high copy number plasmids which can be utilized for production of the desired proteins in yeast. Yeast recognizes leader sequences on cloned mammalian genes and secretes peptides bearing leader sequences (i.e., pre-peptides). Several possible vector systems are available for the expression of proteases of the invention in a mammalian host.

[0262] A wide variety of transcriptional and translational regulatory sequences may be employed, depending upon the nature of the host. The transcriptional and translational regulatory signals may be derived from viral sources, such as adenovirus, bovine papilloma virus, cytomegalovirus, simian virus, or the like, where the regulatory signals are associated with a particular gene sequence which has a high level of expression. Alternatively, promoters from mammalian expression products, such as actin, collagen, myosin, and the like, may be employed. Transcriptional initiation regulatory signals may be selected which allow for repression or activation, so that expression of the gene sequences can be modulated. Of interest are regulatory signals which are temperature-sensitive so that by varying the temperature, expression can be repressed or initiated, or are subject to chemical (such as metabolite) regulation.

[0263] Expression of proteases of the invention in eukaryotic hosts requires the use of eukaryotic regulatory regions. Such regions will, in general, include a promoter region sufficient to direct the initiation of RNA synthesis. Preferred eukaryotic promoters include, for example, the promoter of the mouse metallothionein I gene sequence (Hamer et al., J. Mol. Appl. Gen. 1:273-288, 1982); the TK promoter of Herpes virus (McKnight, Cell 31:355-365, 1982); the SV40 early promoter (Benoist et al., Nature (London) 290:304-31, 1981); and the yeast gal4 gene sequence promoter (Johnston et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 79:6971-6975, 1982; Silver et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 81:5951-5955, 1984).

[0264] Translation of eukaryotic mRNA is initiated at the codon which encodes the first methionine. For this reason, it is preferable to ensure that the linkage between a eukaryotic promoter and a DNA sequence which encodes a protease of the invention (or a functional derivative thereof) does not contain any intervening codons which are capable of encoding a methionine (i.e., AUG). The presence of such codons results either in the formation of a fusion protein (if the AUG codon is in the same reading frame as the protease of the invention coding sequence) or a frame-shift mutation (if the AUG codon is not in the same reading frame as the protease of the invention coding sequence).

[0265] A nucleic acid molecule encoding a protease of the invention and an operably linked promoter may be introduced into a recipient prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell either as a nonreplicating DNA or RNA molecule, which may either be a linear molecule or, more preferably, a closed covalent circular molecule. Since such molecules are incapable of autonomous replication, the expression of the gene may occur through the transient expression of the introduced sequence. Alternatively, permanent expression may occur through the integration of the introduced DNA sequence into the host chromosome.

[0266] A vector may be employed which is capable of integrating the desired gene sequences into the host cell chromosome. Cells which have stably integrated the introduced DNA into their chromosomes can be selected by also introducing one or more markers which allow for selection of host cells which contain the expression vector. The marker may provide for prototrophy to an auxotrophic host, biocide resistance, e.g., antibiotics, or heavy metals, such as copper, or the like. The selectable marker gene sequence can either be directly linked to the DNA gene sequences to be expressed, or introduced into the same cell by co-transfection. Additional elements may also be needed for optimal synthesis of mRNA. These elements may include splice signals, as well as transcription promoters, enhancers, and termination signals. cDNA expression vectors incorporating such elements include those described by Okayama (Mol. Cell. Biol. 3:280-289, 1983).

[0267] The introduced nucleic acid molecule can be incorporated into a plasmid or viral vector capable of autonomous replication in the recipient host. Any of a wide variety of vectors may be employed for this purpose. Factors of importance in selecting a particular plasmid or viral vector include: the ease with which recipient cells that contain the vector may be recognized and selected from those recipient cells which do not contain the vector; the number of copies of the vector which are desired in a particular host; and whether it is desirable to be able to “shuttle” the vector between host cells of different species.

[0268] Preferred prokaryotic vectors include plasmids such as those capable of replication in E. coli (such as, for example, pBR322, ColEl, pSC101, pACYC 184, πVX; “Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual”, 1989, supra). Bacillus plasmids include pC194, pC221, pT127, and the like (Gryczan, In: The Molecular Biology of the Bacilli, Academic Press, NY, pp. 307-329, 1982). Suitable Streptomyces plasmids include p1J101 (Kendall et al., J. Bacteriol. 169:4177-4183, 1987), and streptomyces bacteriophages such as φC31 (Chater et al., In: Sixth International Symposium on Actinomycetales Biology, Akademiai Kaido, Budapest, Hungary, pp. 45-54, 1986). Pseudomonas plasmids are reviewed by John et al. (Rev. Infect. Dis. 8:693-704, 1986), and Izaki (Jpn. J. Bacteriol. 33:729-742, 1978).

[0269] Preferred eukaryotic plasmids include, for example, BPV, vaccinia, SV40, 2-micron circle, and the like, or their derivatives. Such plasmids are well known in the art (Botstein et al., Miami Wntr. Symp. 19:265-274, 1982; Broach, In: The Molecular Biology of the Yeast Saccharomyces: Life Cycle and Inheritance, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., p. 445-470, 1981; Broach, Cell 28:203-204, 1982; Bollon et al., J. Clin. Hematol. Oncol. 10:39-48, 1980; Maniatis, In: Cell Biology: A Comprehensive Treatise, Vol. 3, Gene Sequence Expression, Academic Press, NY, pp. 563-608, 1980).

[0270] Once the vector or nucleic acid molecule containing the construct(s) has been prepared for expression, the DNA construct(s) may be introduced into an appropriate host cell by any of a variety of suitable means, i.e., transformation, transfection, conjugation, protoplast fusion, electroporation, particle gun technology, calcium phosphate-precipitation, direct microinjection, and the like. After the introduction of the vector, recipient cells are grown in a selective medium, which selects for the growth of vector-containing cells. Expression of the cloned gene(s) results in the production of a protease of the invention, or fragments thereof. This can take place in the transformed cells as such, or following the induction of these cells to differentiate (for example, by administration of bromodeoxyuracil to neuroblastoma cells or the like). A variety of incubation conditions can be used to form the peptide of the present invention. The most preferred conditions are those which mimic physiological conditions.

Antibodies, Hybridomas, Methods of Use and Kits for Detection of Proteases

[0271] The present invention relates to an antibody having binding affinity to a protease of the invention. The protease polypeptide may have the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

[0272] or a functional derivative thereof, or at least 9 contiguous amino acids thereof (preferably, at least 20, 30, 35, or 40 contiguous amino acids thereof).

[0273] The present invention also relates to an antibody having specific binding affinity to a protease of the invention. Such an antibody may be isolated by comparing its binding affinity to a protease of the invention with its binding affinity to other polypeptides. Those which bind selectively to a protease of the invention would be chosen for use in methods requiring a distinction between a protease of the invention and other polypeptides. Such methods could include, but should not be limited to, the analysis of altered protease expression in tissue containing other polypeptides.

[0274] The proteases of the present invention can be used in a variety of procedures and methods, such as for the generation of antibodies, for use in identifying pharmaceutical compositions, and for studying DNA/protein interaction.

[0275] The proteases of the present invention can be used to produce antibodies or hybridomas. One skilled in the art will recognize that if an antibody is desired, such a peptide could be generated as described herein and used as an immunogen. The antibodies of the present invention include monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, as well fragments of these antibodies, and humanized forms. Humanized forms of the antibodies of the present invention may be generated using one of the procedures known in the art such as chimerization or CDR grafting.

[0276] The present invention also relates to a hybridoma which produces the above-described monoclonal antibody, or binding fragment thereof. A hybridoma is an immortalized cell line which is capable of secreting a specific monoclonal antibody.

[0277] In general, techniques for preparing monoclonal antibodies and hybridomas are well known in the art (Campbell, Monoclonal Antibody Technology: Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1984; St. Groth et al., J. Immunol. Methods 35:1-21, 1980). Any animal (mouse, rabbit, and the like) which is known to produce antibodies can be immunized with the selected polypeptide. Methods for immunization are well known in the art. Such methods include subcutaneous or intraperitoneal injection of the polypeptide. One skilled in the art will recognize that the amount of polypeptide used for immunization will vary based on the animal which is immunized, the antigenicity of the polypeptide and the site of injection.

[0278] The polypeptide may be modified or administered in an adjuvant in order to increase the peptide antigenicity. Methods of increasing the antigenicity of a polypeptide are well known in the art. Such procedures include coupling the antigen with a heterologous protein (such as globulin or β-galactosidase) or through the inclusion of an adjuvant during immunization.

[0279] For monoclonal antibodies, spleen cells from the immunized animals are removed, fused with myeloma cells, such as SP2/0-Agl4 myeloma cells, and allowed to become monoclonal antibody producing hybridoma cells. Any one of a number of methods well known in the art can be used to identify the hybridoma cell which produces an antibody with the desired characteristics. These include screening the hybridomas with an ELISA assay, western blot analysis, or radioimmunoassay (Lutz et al., Exp. Cell Res. 175:109-124, 1988). Hybridomas secreting the desired antibodies are cloned and the class and subclass are determined using procedures known in the art (Campbell, “Monoclonal Antibody Technology: Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology”, supra, 1984).

[0280] For polyclonal antibodies, antibody-containing antisera is isolated from the immunized animal and is screened for the presence of antibodies with the desired specificity using one of the above-described procedures. The above-described antibodies may be detectably labeled. Antibodies can be detectably labeled through the use of radioisotopes, affinity labels (such as biotin, avidin, and the like), enzymatic labels (such as horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, and the like) fluorescent labels (such as FITC or rhodamine, and the like), paramagnetic atoms, and the like. Procedures for accomplishing such labeling are well-known in the art, for example, see Stemberger et al., J. Histochem. Cytochem. 18:315, 1970; Bayer et al., Meth. Enzym. 62:308, 1979; Engval et al., Immunol. 109:129, 1972; Goding, J. Immunol. Meth. 13:215, 1976. The antibodies of the present invention may be indirectly labelled by the use of secondary labelled antibodies, such as labelled anti-rabbit antibodies. The labeled antibodies of the present invention can be used for in vitro, in vivo, and in situ assays to identify cells or tissues which express a specific peptide.

[0281] The above-described antibodies may also be immobilized on a solid support. Examples of such solid supports include plastics such as polycarbonate, complex carbohydrates such as agarose and sepharose, acrylic resins such as polyacrylamide and latex beads. Techniques for coupling antibodies to such solid supports are well known in the art (Weir et al., “Handbook of Experimental Immunology” 4th Ed., Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, England, Chapter 10, 1986; Jacoby et al., Meth. Enzym. 34, Academic Press, N.Y., 1974). The immobilized antibodies of the present invention can be used for in vitro, in vivo, and in situ assays as well as in immunochromotography.

[0282] Furthermore, one skilled in the art can readily adapt currently available procedures, as well as the techniques, methods and kits disclosed herein with regard to antibodies, to generate peptides capable of binding to a specific peptide sequence in order to generate rationally designed antipeptide peptides (Hurby et al., “Application of Synthetic Peptides: Antisense Peptides”, In Synthetic Peptides, A User's Guide, W. H. Freeman, NY, pp. 289-307, 1992; Kaspczak et al., Biochemistry 28:9230-9238, 1989).

[0283] Anti-peptide peptides can be generated by replacing the basic amino acid residues found in the peptide sequences of the proteases of the invention with acidic residues, while maintaining hydrophobic and uncharged polar groups. For example, lysine, arginine, and/or histidine residues are replaced with aspartic acid or glutamic acid and glutamic acid residues are replaced by lysine, arginine or histidine.

[0284] The present invention also encompasses a method of detecting a protease polypeptide in a sample, comprising: (a) contacting the sample with an above-described antibody, under conditions such that immunocomplexes form, and (b) detecting the presence of said antibody bound to the polypeptide. In detail, the methods comprise incubating a test sample with one or more of the antibodies of the present invention and assaying whether the antibody binds to the test sample. Altered levels of a protease of the invention in a sample as compared to normal levels may indicate disease.

[0285] Conditions for incubating an antibody with a test sample vary. Incubation conditions depend on the format employed in the assay, the detection methods employed, and the type and nature of the antibody used in the assay. One skilled in the art will recognize that any one of the commonly available immunological assay formats (such as radioimmunoassays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, diffusion-based Ouchterlony, or rocket immunofluorescent assays) can readily be adapted to employ the antibodies of the present invention. Examples of such assays can be found in Chard (“An Introduction to Radioimmunoassay and Related Techniques” Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1986), Bullock et al. (“Techniques in Immunocytochemistry,” Academic Press, Orlando, Fla. Vol. 1, 1982; Vol. 2, 1983; Vol. 3, 1985), Tijssen (“Practice and Theory of Enzyme Immunoassays: Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,” Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1985).

[0286] The immunological assay test samples of the present invention include cells, protein or membrane extracts of cells, or biological fluids such as blood, serum, plasma, or urine. The test samples used in the above-described method will vary based on the assay format, nature of the detection method and the tissues, cells or extracts used as the sample to be assayed. Methods for preparing protein extracts or membrane extracts of cells are well known in the art and can readily be adapted in order to obtain a sample which is testable with the system utilized.

[0287] A kit contains all the necessary reagents to carry out the previously described methods of detection. The kit may comprise: (i) a first container means containing an above-described antibody, and (ii) second container means containing a conjugate comprising a binding partner of the antibody and a label. In another preferred embodiment, the kit further comprises one or more other containers comprising one or more of the following: wash reagents and reagents capable of detecting the presence of bound antibodies.

[0288] Examples of detection reagents include, but are not limited to, labeled secondary antibodies, or in the alternative, if the primary antibody is labeled, the chromophoric, enzymatic, or antibody binding reagents which are capable of reacting with the labeled antibody. The compartmentalized kit may be as described above for nucleic acid probe kits. One skilled in the art will readily recognize that the antibodies described in the present invention can readily be incorporated into one of the established kit formats which are well known in the art.

Isolation of Compounds Which Interact with Proteases

[0289] The present invention also relates to a method of detecting a compound capable of binding to a protease of the invention comprising incubating the compound with a protease of the invention and detecting the presence of the compound bound to the protease. The compound may be present within a complex mixture, for example, serum, body fluid, or cell extracts.

[0290] The present invention also relates to a method of detecting an agonist or antagonist of protease activity or protease binding partner activity comprising incubating cells that produce a protease of the invention in the presence of a compound and detecting changes in the level of protease activity or protease binding partner activity. The compounds thus identified would produce a change in activity indicative of the presence of the compound. The compound may be present within a complex mixture, for example, serum, body fluid, or cell extracts. Once the compound is identified it can be isolated using techniques well known in the art.

[0291] The present invention also encompasses a method modulating protease associated activity in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal an agonist or antagonist to a protease of the invention in an amount sufficient to effect said modulation. A method of treating diseases in a mammal with an agonist or antagonist of the activity of one of the proteases of the invention comprising administering the agonist or antagonist to a mammal in an amount sufficient to agonize or antagonize protease-associated functions is also encompassed in the present application.

[0292] In an effort to discover novel treatments for diseases, biomedical researchers and chemists have designed, synthesized, and tested molecules that inhibit the function of proteases. Some small organic molecules form a class of compounds that modulate the function of protein proteases.

[0293] Examples of molecules that have been reported to inhibit the function of protein proteases include, but are not limited to, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) (chapter 3, Barrett et al., Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes, 1998, Academic Press, San Diego), 3,4-dichloroisocoumarin (DC) (Id., chapter 16), serpins (Id., chapter 37), E-64 (trans-epoxysuccinyl L-leucylamido-(4-guanidino) butane) (Id., chapter 188), peptidyl-diazomethanes, peptidyl-O-acyl-hydroxamates, epoxysuccinyl-peptides (Id., chapter 210), DAN, EPNP (1,2-epoxy-3(p-nitrophenoxy)propane) (Id., chapter 298), thiorphan (dl-3-Mercapto-2-benzylpropanoyl-glycine) (Id., chapter 362), CGS 26303, PD 069185 (Id., chapter 363), and COT989-00 (N-4-hydroxy-N1-[1-(s)-(4-aminosulfonyl)phenylethyl-aminocarboxyl-2-cyclohexylethyl)-2R-[4-methyl)phenylpropyl]succinamide) (Id., chapter 401). Other protease inhibitors include, but are not limited to, aprotinin, amastatin, antipain, calcineurin autoinhibitory fragment, and histatin 5 (Id.). Preferably, these inhibitors will have molecular weights from 100 to 200 daltons, from 200 to 300 daltons, from 300 to 400 daltons, from 400 to 600 daltons, from 600 to 1000 daltons, from 1000 to 2000 daltons, from 2000 to 4000 daltons, and from 4000 to 8000 daltons.

[0294] Compounds that can traverse cell membranes and are resistant to acid hydrolysis are potentially advantageous as therapeutics as they can become highly bioavailable after being administered orally to patients. However, many of these protease inhibitors only weakly inhibit the function of proteases. In addition, many inhibit a variety of proteases and will therefore cause multiple side-effects as therapeutics for diseases.

Transgenic Animals

[0295] A variety of methods are available for the production of transgenic animals associated with this invention. DNA can be injected into the pronucleus of a fertilized egg before fusion of the male and female pronuclei, or injected into the nucleus of an embryonic cell (e.g., the nucleus of a two-cell embryo) following the initiation of cell division (Brinster et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 82:4438-4442, 1985). Embryos can be infected with viruses, especially retroviruses, modified to carry inorganic-ion receptor nucleotide sequences of the invention.

[0296] Pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of the embryo and stabilized in culture can be manipulated in culture to incorporate nucleotide sequences of the invention. A transgenic animal can be produced from such cells through implantation into a blastocyst that is implanted into a foster mother and allowed to come to term. Animals suitable for transgenic experiments can be obtained from standard commercial sources such as Charles River (Wilmington, Mass.), Taconic (Germantown, N.Y.), Harlan Sprague Dawley (Indianapolis, Ind.), etc.

[0297] The procedures for manipulation of the rodent embryo and for microinjection of DNA into the pronucleus of the zygote are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art (Hogan et al., supra). Microinjection procedures for fish, amphibian eggs and birds are detailed in Houdebine and Chourrout (Experientia 47:897-905, 1991). Other procedures for introduction of DNA into tissues of animals are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,945,050 (Sanford et al., Jul. 30, 1990).

[0298] By way of example only, to prepare a transgenic mouse, female mice are induced to superovulate. Females are placed with males, and the mated females are sacrificed by CO₂ asphyxiation or cervical dislocation and embryos are recovered from excised oviducts. Surrounding cumulus cells are removed. Pronuclear embryos are then washed and stored until the time of injection. Randomly cycling adult female mice are paired with vasectomized males. Recipient females are mated at the same time as donor females. Embryos then are transferred surgically. The procedure for generating transgenic rats is similar to that of mice (Hammer et al., Cell 63:1099-1112, 1990).

[0299] Methods for the culturing of embryonic stem (ES) cells and the subsequent production of transgenic animals by the introduction of DNA into ES cells using methods such as electroporation, calcium phosphate/DNA precipitation and direct injection also are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art (Teratocarcinomas and Embryonic Stem Cells, A Practical Approach, E. J. Robertson, ed., IRL Press, 1987).

[0300] In cases involving random gene integration, a clone containing the sequence(s) of the invention is co-transfected with a gene encoding resistance. Alternatively, the gene encoding neomycin resistance is physically linked to the sequence(s) of the invention. Transfection and isolation of desired clones are carried out by any one of several methods well known to those of ordinary skill in the art (E. J. Robertson, supra).

[0301] DNA molecules introduced into ES cells can also be integrated into the chromosome through the process of homologous recombina-tion (Capecchi, Science 244:1288-1292, 1989). Methods for positive selection of the recombination event (i.e., neo resistance) and dual positive-negative selection (i.e., neo resistance and gancyclovir resistance) and the subsequent identification of the desired clones by PCR have been described by Capecchi, supra and Joyner et al. (Nature 338:153-156, 1989), the teachings of which are incorporated herein in their entirety including any drawings. The final phase of the procedure is to inject targeted ES cells into blastocysts and to transfer the blastocysts into pseudopregnant females. The resulting chimeric animals are bred and the offspring are analyzed by Southern blotting to identify individuals that carry the transgene. Procedures for the production of non-rodent mammals and other animals have been discussed by others (Houdebine and Chourrout, supra; Pursel et al., Science 244:1281-1288, 1989; and Simms et al., Bio/Technology 6:179-183, 1988).

[0302] Thus, the invention provides transgenic, nonhuman mammals containing a transgene encoding a protease of the invention or a gene affecting the expression of the protease. Such transgenic nonhuman mammals are particularly useful as an in vivo test system for studying the effects of introduction of a protease, or regulating the expression of a protease (i.e., through the introduction of additional genes, antisense nucleic acids, or ribozymes).

[0303] A “transgenic animal” is an animal having cells that contain DNA which has been artificially inserted into a cell, which DNA becomes part of the genome of the animal which develops from that cell. Preferred transgenic animals are primates, mice, rats, cows, pigs, horses, goats, sheep, dogs and cats. The transgenic DNA may encode human proteases. Native expression in an animal may be reduced by providing an amount of antisense RNA or DNA effective to reduce expression of the receptor.

Gene Therapy

[0304] Proteases or their genetic sequences will also be useful in gene therapy (reviewed in Miller, Nature 357:455-460, 1992). Miller states that advances have resulted in practical approaches to human gene therapy that have demonstrated positive initial results. The basic science of gene therapy is described in Mulligan (Science 260:926-931, 1993).

[0305] In one preferred embodiment, an expression vector containing a protease coding sequence is inserted into cells, the cells are grown in vitro and then infused in large numbers into patients. In another preferred embodiment, a DNA segment containing a promoter of choice (for example a strong promoter) is transferred into cells containing an endogenous gene encoding proteases of the invention in such a manner that the promoter segment enhances expression of the endogenous protease gene (for example, the promoter segment is transferred to the cell such that it becomes directly linked to the endogenous protease gene).

[0306] The gene therapy may involve the use of an adenovirus containing protease cDNA targeted to a tumor, systemic protease increase by implantation of engineered cells, injection with protease-encoding virus, or injection of naked protease DNA into appropriate tissues.

[0307] Target cell populations may be modified by introducing altered forms of one or more components of the protein complexes in order to modulate the activity of such complexes. For example, by reducing or inhibiting a complex component activity within target cells, an abnormal signal transduction event(s) leading to a condition may be decreased, inhibited, or reversed. Deletion or missense mutants of a component, that retain the ability to interact with other components of the protein complexes but cannot function in signal transduction, may be used to inhibit an abnormal, deleterious signal transduction event.

[0308] Expression vectors derived from viruses such as retroviruses, vaccinia virus, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus, herpes viruses, several RNA viruses, or bovine papilloma virus, may be used for delivery of nucleotide sequences (e.g., cDNA) encod-ing recombinant protease of the invention protein into the targeted cell population (e.g., tumor cells). Methods which are well known to those skilled in the art can be used to construct recombinant viral vectors containing coding sequences (Maniatis et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, N.Y., 1989; Ausubel et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Greene Publishing Associates and Wiley Interscience, N.Y., 1989). Alternatively, recombinant nucleic acid molecules encoding protein sequences can be used as naked DNA or in a reconstituted system e.g., liposomes or other lipid systems for delivery to target cells (e.g., Felgner et al., Nature 337:387-8, 1989). Several other methods for the direct transfer of plasmid DNA into cells exist for use in human gene therapy and involve targeting the DNA to receptors on cells by complexing the plasmid DNA to proteins (Miller, supra).

[0309] In its simplest form, gene transfer can be performed by simply injecting minute amounts of DNA into the nucleus of a cell, through a process of microinjection (Capecchi, Cell 22:479-88, 1980). Once recombinant genes are introduced into a cell, they can be recognized by the cell's normal mechanisms for transcription and translation, and a gene product will be expressed. Other methods have also been attempted for introducing DNA into larger numbers of cells. These methods include: transfection, wherein DNA is precipitated with calcium phosphate and taken into cells by pinocytosis (Chen et al., Mol. Cell Biol. 7:2745-52, 1987); electroporation, wherein cells are exposed to large voltage pulses to introduce holes into the membrane (Chu et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 15:1311-26, 1987); lipofection/liposome fusion, wherein DNA is packaged into lipophilic vesicles which fuse with a target cell (Felgner et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 84:7413-7417, 1987); and particle bombardment using DNA bound to small projectiles (Yang et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 87:9568-9572, 1990). Another method for introducing DNA into cells is to couple the DNA to chemically modified proteins.

[0310] It has also been shown that adenovirus proteins are capable of destabilizing endosomes and enhancing the uptake of DNA into cells. The admixture of adenovirus to solutions containing DNA complexes, or the binding of DNA to polylysine covalently attached to adenovirus using protein crosslinking agents substantially improves the uptake and expression of the recombinant gene (Curiel et al., Am. J. Respir. Cell. Mol. Biol., 6:247-52, 1992).

[0311] As used herein “gene transfer” means the process of introducing a foreign nucleic acid molecule into a cell. Gene transfer is commonly performed to enable the expression of a particular product encoded by the gene. The product may include a protein, polypeptide, anti-sense DNA or RNA, or enzymatically active RNA. Gene transfer can be performed in cultured cells or by direct administration into animals. Generally gene transfer involves the process of nucleic acid contact with a target cell by non-specific or receptor mediated interactions, uptake of nucleic acid into the cell through the membrane or by endocytosis, and release of nucleic acid into the cyto-plasm from the plasma membrane or endosome. Expression may require, in addition, movement of the nucleic acid into the nucleus of the cell and binding to appropriate nuclear factors for transcription.

[0312] As used herein “gene therapy” is a form of gene transfer and is included within the definition of gene transfer as used herein and specifically refers to gene transfer to express a therapeutic product from a cell in vivo or in vitro. Gene transfer can be performed ex vivo on cells which are then transplanted into a patient, or can be performed by direct administration of the nucleic acid or nucleic acid-protein complex into the patient.

[0313] In another preferred embodiment, a vector having nucleic acid sequences encoding a protease polypeptide is provided in which the nucleic acid sequence is expressed only in specific tissue. Methods of achieving tissue-specific gene expression are set forth in International Publication No. WO 93/09236, filed Nov. 3, 1992 and published May 13, 1993.

[0314] In all of the preceding vectors set forth above, a further aspect of the invention is that the nucleic acid sequence contained in the vector may include additions, deletions or modifications to some or all of the sequence of the nucleic acid, as defined above.

[0315] Expression, including over-expression, of a protease polypeptide of the invention can be inhibited by administration of an antisense molecule that binds to and inhibits expression of the mRNA encoding the polypeptide. Alternatively, expression can be inhibited in an analogous manner using a ribozyme that cleaves the mRNA. General methods of using antisense and ribozyme technology to control gene expression, or of gene therapy methods for expression of an exogenous gene in this manner are well known in the art. Each of these methods utilizes a system, such as a vector, encoding either an antisense or ribozyme transcript of a protease polypeptide of the invention.

[0316] The term “ribozyme” refers to an RNA structure of one or more RNAs having catalytic properties. Ribozymes generally exhibit endonuclease, ligase or polymerase activity. Ribozymes are structural RNA molecules which mediate a number of RNA self-cleavage reactions. Various types of trans-acting ribozymes, including “hammerhead” and “hairpin” types, which have different secondary structures, have been identified. A variety of ribozymes have been characterized. See, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,246,921, 5,225,347, 5,225,337 and 5,149,796. Mixed ribozymes comprising deoxyribo and ribooligonucleotides with catalytic activity have been described. Perreault, et al., Nature, 344:565-567 (1990).

[0317] As used herein, “antisense” refers of nucleic acid molecules or their derivatives which specifically hybridize, e.g., bind, under cellular conditions, with the genomic DNA and/or cellular mRNA encoding a protease polypeptide of the invention, so as to inhibit expression of that protein, for example, by inhibiting transcription and/or translation. The binding may be by conventional base pair complementarity, or, for example, in the case of binding to DNA duplexes, through specific interactions in the major groove of the double helix.

[0318] In one aspect, the antisense construct is an nucleic acid which is generated ex vivo and that, when introduced into the cell, can inhibit gene expression by, without limitation, hybridizing with the mRNA and/or genomic sequences of a protease polynucleotide of the invention.

[0319] Antisense approaches can involve the design of oligonucleotides (either DNA or RNA) that are complementary to protease polypeptide mRNA and are based on the protease polynucleotides of the invention, including SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35.

[0320] The antisense oligonucleotides will bind to the protease polypeptide mRNA transcripts and prevent translation.

[0321] Although absolute complementarity is preferred, it is not required. A sequence “complementary” to a portion of an RNA, as referred to herein, means a sequence having sufficient complementarity to be able to hybridize with the RNA, forming a stable duplex; in the case of double-stranded antisense nucleic acids, a single strand of the duplex DNA may thus be tested, or triplex formation may be assayed. The ability to hybridize will depend on both the degree of complementarity and the length of the antisense nucleic acid. Generally, the longer the hybridizing nucleic acid, the more base mismatches with an RNA it may contain and still form a stable duplex (or triplex, as the case may be). One skilled in the art can ascertain a tolerable degree of mismatch by use of standard procedures to determine the melting point of the hybridized complex.

[0322] In general, oligonucleotides that are complementary to the 5′ end of the message, e.g., the 5′ untranslated sequence up to and including the AUG initiation codon, should work most efficiently at inhibiting translation. However, sequences complementary to the 3′ untranslated sequences of mRNAs have been shown to be effective at inhibiting translation of mRNAs as well. (Wagner, R. (1994) Nature 372:333). Antisense oligonucleotides complementary to mRNA coding regions are less efficient inhibitors of translation but could be used in accordance with the invention. Whether designed to hybridize to the 5′, 3′ or coding region of the protease polypeptide mRNA, antisense nucleic acids should be at least six nucleotides in length, and are preferably less than about 100 and more preferably less than about 50 or 30 nucleotides in length. Typically they should be between 10 and 25 nucleotides in length. Such principles will inform the practitioner in selecting the appropriate oligonucleotides In preferred embodiments, the antisense sequence is selected from an oligonucleotide sequence that comprises, consists of, or consists essentially of about 10-30, and more preferably 15-25, contiguous nucleotide bases of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35

[0323] or domains thereof.

[0324] In another preferred embodiment, the invention includes an isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecule comprising, consisting of or consisting essentially of about 10-30, and more preferably 15-25 contiguous nucleotide bases of a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a polypeptide that selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.

[0325] Using the sequences of the present invention, antisense oligonucleotides can be designed. Such antisense oligonucleotides would be administered to cells expressing the target protease and the levels of the target RNA or protein with that of an internal control RNA or protein would be compared. Results obtained using the antisense oligonucleotide would also be compared with those obtained using a suitable control oligonucleotide. A preferred control oligonucleotide is an oligonucleotide of approximately the same length as the test oligonucleotide. Those antisense oligonucleotides resulting in a reduction in levels of target RNA or protein would be selected.

[0326] The oligonucleotides can be DNA or RNA or chimeric mixtures or derivatives or modified versions thereof, single-stranded or double-stranded. The oligonucleotide can be modified at the base moiety, sugar moiety, or phosphate backbone, for example, to improve stability of the molecule, hybridization, etc. The oligonucleotide may include other appended groups such as peptides (e.g., for targeting host cell receptors in vivo), or agents facilitating transport across the cell membrane (see, e.g., Letsinger et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:6553-6556; Lemaitre et al. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:648-652; PCT Publication No. WO 88/09810, published Dec. 15, 1988) or the blood-brain barrier (see, e.g., PCT Publication No. WO 89/10134, published Apr. 25, 1988), hybridization-triggered cleavage agents. (See, e.g., Krol et al. (1988) BioTechniques 6:958-976) or intercalating agents. (See, e.g, Zon (1988) Pharm. Res. 5:539-549). To this end, the oligonucleotide may be conjugated to another molecule, e.g., a peptide, hybridization triggered cross-linking agent, transport agent, hybridization-triggered cleavage agent, etc.

[0327] The antisense oligonucleotide may comprise at least one modified base moiety which is selected from moieties such as 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xanthine, 4-acetylcytosine, and 5-(carboxyhydroxyethyl) uracil. The antisense oligonucleotide may also comprise at least one modified sugar moiety selected from the group including but not limited to arabinose, 2-fluoroarabinose, xylulose, and hexose.

[0328] In yet another embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide comprises at least one modified phosphate backbone selected from the group consisting of a phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphoramidate, a phosphordiamidate, a methylphosphonate, an alkyl phosphotriester, and a formacetal or analog thereof (see also U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,176,996; 5,264,564; and 5,256,775)

[0329] In yet a further embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide is an α-anomeric oligonucleotide. An α-anomeric oligonucleotide forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual β-units, the strands run parallel to each other (Gautier et al. (1987) Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6625-6641). The oligonucleotide is a 2′-0-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al. (1987) Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6131-6148), or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (Inoue et al. (1987) FEBS Lett. 215:327-330).

[0330] Also suitable are peptidyl nucleic acids, which are polypeptides such as polyserine, polythreonine, etc. including copolymers containing various amino acids, which are substituted at side-chain positions with nucleic acids (T, A, G, C, U). Chains of such polymers are able to hybridize through complementary bases in the same manner as natural DNA/RNA. Alternatively, an antisense construct of the present invention can be delivered, for example, as an expression plasmid or vector that, when transcribed in the cell, produces RNA complementary to at least a unique portion of the cellular mRNA which encodes a protease polypeptide of the invention.

[0331] While antisense nucleotides complementary to the protease polypeptide coding region sequence can be used, those complementary to the transcribed untranslated region are most preferred.

[0332] In another preferred embodiment, a method of gene replacement is set forth. “Gene replacement” as used herein means supplying a nucleic acid sequence which is capable of being expressed in vivo in an animal and thereby providing or augmenting the function of an endogenous gene which is missing or defective in the animal.

Pharmaceutical Formulations and Routes of Administration

[0333] The compounds described herein, including protease polypeptides of the invention, antisense molecules, ribozymes, and any other compound that modulates the activity of a protease polypeptide of the invention, can be administered to a human patient per se, or in pharmaceutical compositions where it is mixed with other active ingredients, as in combination therapy, or suitable carriers or excipient(s). Techniques for formulation and administration of the compounds of the instant application may be found in “Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences,” Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa., latest edition.

[0334] A. Routes Of Administration

[0335] Suitable routes of administration may, for example, include oral, rectal, transmucosal, or intestinal administration; parenteral delivery, including intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous, intramedullary injections, as well as intrathecal, direct intraventricular, intraperitoneal, intranasal, or intraocular injections.

[0336] Alternately, one may administer the compound in a local rather than systemic manner, for example, via injection of the compound directly into a solid tumor, often in a depot or sustained release formulation.

[0337] Furthermore, one may administer the drug in a targeted drug delivery system, for example, in a liposome coated with tumor-specific antibody. The liposomes will be targeted to and taken up selectively by the tumor.

[0338] B. Composition/Formulation

[0339] The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may be manufactured in a manner that is itself known, e.g., by means of conventional mixing, dissolving, granulating, dragee-making, levigating, emulsifying, encapsulating, entrapping or lyophilizing processes.

[0340] Pharmaceutical compositions for use in accordance with the present invention thus may be formulated in conventional manner using one or more physiologically acceptable carriers comprising excipients and auxiliaries which facilitate processing of the active compounds into preparations which can be used pharmaceutically. Proper formulation is dependent upon the route of administration chosen.

[0341] For injection, the agents of the invention may be formulated in aqueous solutions, preferably in physiologically compatible buffers such as Hanks's solution, Ringer's solution, or physiological saline buffer. For transmucosal administration, penetrants appropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in the formulation. Such penetrants are generally known in the art.

[0342] For oral administration, the compounds can be formulated readily by combining the active compounds with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers well known in the art. Such carriers enable the compounds of the invention to be formulated as tablets, pills, dragees, capsules, liquids, gels, syrups, slurries, suspensions and the like, for oral ingestion by a patient to be treated. Suitable carriers include excipients such as, fillers such as sugars, including lactose, sucrose, mannitol, or sorbitol; cellulose preparations such as, for example, maize starch, wheat starch, rice starch, potato starch, gelatin, gum tragacanth, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl-cellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and/or polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). If desired, disintegrating agents may be added, such as the cross-linked polyvinyl pyrrolidone, agar, or alginic acid or a salt thereof such as sodium alginate.

[0343] Dragee cores are provided with suitable coatings. For this purpose, concentrated sugar solutions may be used, which may optionally contain gum arabic, talc, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, carbopol gel, polyethylene glycol, and/or titanium dioxide, lacquer solutions, and suitable organic solvents or solvent mixtures. Dyestuffs or pigments may be added to the tablets or dragee coatings for identification or to characterize different combinations of active compound doses.

[0344] Pharmaceutical preparations which can be used orally include push-fit capsules made of gelatin, as well as soft, sealed capsules made of gelatin and a plasticizer, such as glycerol or sorbitol. The push-fit capsules can contain the active ingredients in admixture with filler such as lactose, binders such as starches, and/or lubricants such as talc or magnesium stearate and, optionally, stabilizers. In soft capsules, the active compounds may be dissolved or suspended in suitable liquids, such as fatty oils, liquid paraffin, or liquid polyethylene glycols. In addition, stabilizers may be added. All formulations for oral administration should be in dosages suitable for such administration.

[0345] For buccal administration, the compositions may take the form of tablets or lozenges formulated in conventional manner.

[0346] For administration by inhalation, the compounds for use according to the present invention are conveniently delivered in the form of an aerosol spray presentation from pressurized packs or a nebuliser, with the use of a suitable propellant, e.g., dichlorodifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide or other suitable gas. In the case of a pressurized aerosol the dosage unit may be determined by providing a valve to deliver a metered amount. Capsules and cartridges of e.g. gelatin for use in an inhaler or insufflator may be formulated containing a powder mix of the compound and a suitable powder base such as lactose or starch.

[0347] The compounds may be formulated for parenteral administration by injection, e.g., by bolus injection or continuous infusion. Formulations for injection may be presented in unit dosage form, e.g., in ampoules or in multi-dose containers, with an added preservative. The compositions may take such forms as suspensions, solutions or emulsions in oily or aqueous vehicles, and may contain formulatory agents such as suspending, stabilizing and/or dispersing agents.

[0348] Pharmaceutical formulations for parenteral administration include aqueous solutions of the active compounds in water-soluble form. Additionally, suspensions of the active compounds may be prepared as appropriate oily injection suspensions. Suitable lipophilic solvents or vehicles include fatty oils such as sesame oil, or synthetic fatty acid esters, such as ethyl oleate or triglycerides, or liposomes. Aqueous injection suspensions may contain substances which increase the viscosity of the suspension, such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sorbitol, or dextran. Optionally, the suspension may also contain suitable stabilizers or agents which increase the solubility of the compounds to allow for the preparation of highly concentrated solutions.

[0349] Alternatively, the active ingredient may be in powder form for constitution with a suitable vehicle, e.g., sterile pyrogen-free water, before use.

[0350] The compounds may also be formulated in rectal compositions such as suppositories or retention enemas, e.g., containing conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butter or other glycerides.

[0351] In addition to the formulations described previously, the compounds may also be formulated as a depot preparation. Such long acting formulations may be administered by implantation (for example subcutaneously or intramuscularly) or by intramuscular injection. Thus, for example, the compounds may be formulated with suitable polymeric or hydrophobic materials (for example as an emulsion in an acceptable oil) or ion exchange resins, or as sparingly soluble derivatives, for example, as a sparingly soluble salt.

[0352] A pharmaceutical carrier for the hydrophobic compounds of the invention is a cosolvent system comprising benzyl alcohol, a nonpolar surfactant, a water-miscible organic polymer, and an aqueous phase. The cosolvent system may be the VPD co-solvent system. VPD is a solution of 3% w/v benzyl alcohol, 8% w/v of the nonpolar surfactant polysorbate 80, and 65% w/v polyethylene glycol 300, made up to volume in absolute ethanol. The VPD co-solvent system (VPD:D5W) consists of VPD diluted 1:1 with a 5% dextrose in water solution. This co-solvent system dissolves hydrophobic compounds well, and itself produces low toxicity upon systemic administration. Naturally, the proportions of a co-solvent system may be varied considerably without destroying its solubility and toxicity characteristics. Furthermore, the identity of the co-solvent components may be varied: for example, other low-toxicity nonpolar surfactants may be used instead of polysorbate 80; the fraction size of polyethylene glycol may be varied; other biocompatible polymers may replace polyethylene glycol, e.g. polyvinyl pyrrolidone; and other sugars or polysaccharides may substitute for dextrose.

[0353] Alternatively, other delivery systems for hydrophobic pharmaceutical compounds may be employed. Liposomes and emulsions are well known examples of delivery vehicles or carriers for hydrophobic drugs. Certain organic solvents such as dimethylsulfoxide also may be employed, although usually at the cost of greater toxicity. Additionally, the compounds may be delivered using a sustained-release system, such as semipermeable matrices of solid hydrophobic polymers containing the therapeutic agent. Various sustained-release materials have been established and are well known by those skilled in the art. Sustained-release capsules may, depending on their chemical nature, release the compounds for a few weeks up to over 100 days. Depending on the chemical nature and the biological stability of the therapeutic reagent, additional strategies for protein stabilization may be employed.

[0354] The pharmaceutical compositions also may comprise suitable solid or gel phase carriers or excipients. Examples of such carriers or excipients include but are not limited to calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, various sugars, starches, cellulose derivatives, gelatin, and polymers such as polyethylene glycols.

[0355] Many of the protease modulating compounds of the invention may be provided as salts with pharmaceutically compatible counterions. Pharmaceutically compatible salts may be formed with many acids, including but not limited to hydrochloric, sulfuric, acetic, lactic, tartaric, malic, succinic, etc. Salts tend to be more soluble in aqueous or other protonic solvents that are the corresponding free base forms.

[0356] C. Effective Dosage

[0357] Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for use in the present invention include compositions where the active ingredients are contained in an amount effective to achieve its intended purpose. More specifically, a therapeutically effective amount means an amount of compound effective to prevent, alleviate or ameliorate symptoms of disease or prolong the survival of the subject being treated. Determination of a therapeutically effective amount is well within the capability of those skilled in the art, especially in light of the detailed disclosure provided herein.

[0358] For any compound used in the methods of the invention, the therapeutically effective dose can be estimated initially from cell culture assays. For example, a dose can be formulated in animal models to achieve a circulating concentration range that includes the IC₅₀ as determined in cell culture (i.e., the concentration of the test compound which achieves a half-maximal inhibition of the protease activity). Such information can be used to more accurately determine useful doses in humans.

[0359] Toxicity and therapeutic efficacy of the compounds described herein can be determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures or experimental animals, e.g., for determining the LD₅₀ (the dose lethal to 50% of the population) and the ED₅₀ (the dose therapeutically effective in 50% of the population). The dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effects is the therapeutic index and it can be expressed as the ratio between LD₅₀ and ED₅₀. Compounds which exhibit high therapeutic indices are preferred. The data obtained from these cell culture assays and animal studies can be used in formulating a range of dosage for use in human. The dosage of such compounds lies preferably within a range of circulating concentrations that include the ED50 with little or no toxicity. The dosage may vary within this range depending upon the dosage form employed and the route of administration utilized. The exact formulation, route of administration and dosage can be chosen by the individual physician in view of the patient's condition. (See e.g., Fingl et al., 1975, in The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Ch. 1 p. 1).

[0360] Dosage amount and interval may be adjusted individually to provide plasma levels of the active moiety which are sufficient to maintain the protease modulating effects, or minimal effective concentration (MEC). The MEC will vary for each compound but can be estimated from in vitro data; e.g., the concentration necessary to achieve 50-90% inhibition of the protease using the assays described herein. Dosages necessary to achieve the MEC will depend on individual characteristics and route of administration. However, HPLC assays or bioassays can be used to determine plasma concentrations.

[0361] Dosage intervals can also be determined using MEC value. Compounds should be administered using a regimen which maintains plasma levels above the MEC for 10-90% of the time, preferably between 30-90% and most preferably between 50-90%.

[0362] In cases of local administration or selective uptake, the effective local concentration of the drug may not be related to plasma concentration.

[0363] The amount of composition administered will, of course, be dependent on the subject being treated, on the subject's weight, the severity of the affliction, the manner of administration and the judgment of the prescribing physician.

[0364] D. Packaging

[0365] The compositions may, if desired, be presented in a pack or dispenser device which may contain one or more unit dosage forms containing the active ingredient. The pack may for example comprise metal or plastic foil, such as a blister pack. The pack or dispenser device may be accompanied by instructions for administration. The pack or dispenser may also be accompanied with a notice associated with the container in form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture, use, or sale of pharmaceuticals, which notice is reflective of approval by the agency of the form of the polynucleotide for human or veterinary administration. Such notice, for example, may be the labeling approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for prescription drugs, or the approved product insert. Compositions comprising a compound of the invention formulated in a compatible pharmaceutical carrier may also be prepared, placed in an appropriate container, and labeled for treatment of an indicated condition. Suitable conditions indicated on the label may include treatment of a tumor, inhibition of angiogenesis, treatment of fibrosis, diabetes, and the like.

Functional Derivatives

[0366] Also provided herein are functional derivatives of a polypeptide or nucleic acid of the invention. By “functional derivative” is meant a “chemical derivative,” “fragment,” or “variant,” of the polypeptide or nucleic acid of the invention, which terms are defined below. A functional derivative retains at least a portion of the function of the protein, for example reactivity with an antibody specific for the protein, enzymatic activity or binding activity mediated through noncatalytic domains, which permits its utility in accordance with the present invention. It is well known in the art that due to the degeneracy of the genetic code numerous different nucleic acid sequences can code for the same amino acid sequence. Equally, it is also well known in the art that conservative changes in amino acid can be made to arrive at a protein or polypeptide that retains the functionality of the original. In both cases, all permutations are intended to be covered by this disclosure.

[0367] Included within the scope of this invention are the functional equivalents of the herein-described isolated nucleic acid molecules. The degeneracy of the genetic code permits substitution of certain codons by other codons that specify the same amino acid and hence would give rise to the same protein. The nucleic acid sequence can vary substantially since, with the exception of methionine and tryptophan, the known amino acids can be coded for by more than one codon. Thus, portions or all of the genes of the invention could be synthesized to give a nucleic acid sequence significantly different from one selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35.

[0368] The encoded amino acid sequence thereof would, however, be preserved.

[0369] In addition, the nucleic acid sequence may comprise a nucleotide sequence which results from the addition, deletion or substitution of at least one nucleotide to the 5′-end and/or the 3′-end of the nucleic acid formula selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35,

[0370] or a derivative thereof. Any nucleotide or polynucleotide may be used in this regard, provided that its addition, deletion or substitution does not alter the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70

[0371] which is encoded by the nucleotide sequence. For example, the present invention is intended to include any nucleic acid sequence resulting from the addition of ATG as an initiation codon at the 5′-end of the inventive nucleic acid sequence or its derivative, or from the addition of TTA, TAG or TGA as a termination codon at the 3′-end of the inventive nucleotide sequence or its derivative. Moreover, the nucleic acid molecule of the present invention may, as necessary, have restriction endonuclease recognition sites added to its 5′-end and/or 3′-end.

[0372] Such functional alterations of a given nucleic acid sequence afford an opportunity to promote secretion and/or processing of heterologous proteins encoded by foreign nucleic acid sequences fused thereto. All variations of the nucleotide sequence of the protease genes of the invention and fragments thereof permitted by the genetic code are, therefore, included in this invention.

[0373] Further, it is possible to delete codons or to substitute one or more codons with codons other than degenerate codons to produce a structurally modified polypeptide, but one which has substantially the same utility or activity as the polypeptide produced by the unmodified nucleic acid molecule. As recognized in the art, the two polypeptides are functionally equivalent, as are the two nucleic acid molecules that give rise to their production, even though the differences between the nucleic acid molecules are not related to the degeneracy of the genetic code.

[0374] A “chemical derivative” of the complex contains additional chemical moieties not normally a part of the protein. Covalent modifications of the protein or peptides are included within the scope of this invention. Such modifications may be introduced into the molecule by reacting targeted amino acid residues of the peptide with an organic derivatizing agent that is capable of reacting with selected side chains or terminal residues, as described below.

[0375] Cysteinyl residues most commonly are reacted with α-haloacetates (and corresponding amines), such as chloroacetic acid or chloroacetamide, to give carboxymethyl or carboxyamidomethyl derivatives. Cysteinyl residues also are derivatized by reaction with bromotrifluoroacetone, chloroacetyl phosphate, N-alkylmaleimides, 3-nitro-2-pyridyl disulfide, methyl 2-pyridyl disulfide, p-chloromercuribenzoate, 2-chloromercuri-4-nitrophenol, or chloro-7-nitrobenzo-2-oxa-1,3-diazole.

[0376] Histidyl residues are derivatized by reaction with diethylprocarbonate at pH 5.5-7.0 because this agent is relatively specific for the histidyl side chain. Para-bromophenacyl bromide also is useful; the reaction is preferably performed in 0.1 M sodium cacodylate at pH 6.0.

[0377] Lysinyl and amino terminal residues are reacted with succinic or other carboxylic acid anhydrides. Derivatization with these agents has the effect of reversing the charge of the lysinyl residues. Other suitable reagents for derivatizing primary amine containing residues include imidoesters such as methyl picolinimidate; pyridoxal phosphate; pyridoxal; chloroborohydride; trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid; O-methylisourea; 2,4 pentanedione; and transaminase-catalyzed reaction with glyoxylate.

[0378] Arginyl residues are modified by reaction with one or several conventional reagents, among them phenylglyoxal, 2,3-butanedione, 1,2-cyclohexanedione, and ninhydrin. Derivatization of arginine residues requires that the reaction be performed in alkaline conditions because of the high pKa of the guanidine functional group. Furthermore, these reagents may react with the groups of lysine as well as the arginine α-amino group.

[0379] Tyrosyl residues are well-known targets of modification for introduction of spectral labels by reaction with aromatic diazonium compounds or tetranitromethane. Most commonly, N-acetylimidizol and tetranitromethane are used to form O-acetyl tyrosyl species and 3-nitro derivatives, respectively.

[0380] Carboxyl side groups (aspartyl or glutamyl) are selectively modified by reaction with carbodiimide (R′—N—C—N—R′) such as 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholinyl(4-ethyl) carbodiimide or 1-ethyl-3-(4-azonia-4,4-dimethylpentyl) carbodiimide. Furthermore, aspartyl and glutamyl residues are converted to asparaginyl and glutaminyl residues by reaction with ammonium ions.

[0381] Glutaminyl and asparaginyl residues are frequently deamidated to the corresponding glutamyl and aspartyl residues. Alternatively, these residues are deamidated under mildly acidic conditions. Either form of these residues falls within the scope of this invention.

[0382] Derivatization with bifunctional agents is useful, for example, for crosslinking the component peptides of the protein to each other or to other proteins in a complex to a water-insoluble support matrix or to other macromolecular carriers. Commonly used cross-linking agents include, for example, 1,1-bis(diazoacetyl)-2-phenylethane, glutaraldehyde, N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, for example, esters with 4-azidosalicylic acid, homobifunctional imidoesters, including disuccinimidyl esters such as 3,3′-dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate), and bifunctional maleimides such as bis-N-maleimido-1,8-octane. Derivatizing agents such as methyl-3-[p-azidophenyl) dithiolpropioimidate yield photoactivatable intermediates that are capable of forming crosslinks in the presence of light. Alternatively, reactive water-insoluble matrices such as cyanogen bromide-activated carbohydrates and the reactive substrates described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,969,287; 3,691,016; 4,195,128; 4,247,642; 4,229,537; and 4,330,440 are employed for protein immobilization.

[0383] Other modifications include hydroxylation of proline and lysine, phosphorylation of hydroxyl groups of seryl or threonyl residues, methylation of the α-amino groups of lysine, arginine, and histidine side chains (Creighton, T. E., Proteins: Structure and Molecular Properties, W. H. Freeman & Co., San Francisco, pp. 79-86 (1983)), acetylation of the N-terminal amine, and, in some instances, amidation of the C-terminal carboxyl groups.

[0384] Such derivatized moieties may improve the stability, solubility, absorption, biological half life, and the like. The moieties may alternatively eliminate or attenuate any undesirable side effect of the protein complex and the like. Moieties capable of mediating such effects are disclosed, for example, in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th ed., Mack Publishing Co., Easton, Pa. (1990).

[0385] The term “fragment” is used to indicate a polypeptide derived from the amino acid sequence of the proteins, of the complexes having a length less than the full-length polypeptide from which it has been derived. Such a fragment may, for example, be produced by proteolytic cleavage of the full-length protein. Preferably, the fragment is obtained recombinantly by appropriately modifying the DNA sequence encoding the proteins to delete one or more amino acids at one or more sites of the C-terminus, N-terminus, and/or within the native sequence. Fragments of a protein are useful for screening for substances that act to modulate signal transduction, as described herein. It is understood that such fragments may retain one or more characterizing portions of the native complex. Examples of such retained characteristics include: catalytic activity; substrate specificity; interaction with other molecules in the intact cell; regulatory functions; or binding with an antibody specific for the native complex, or an epitope thereof.

[0386] Another functional derivative intended to be within the scope of the present invention is a “variant” polypeptide which either lacks one or more amino acids or contains additional or substituted amino acids relative to the native polypeptide. The variant may be derived from a naturally occurring complex component by appropriately modifying the protein DNA coding sequence to add, remove, and/or to modify codons for one or more amino acids at one or more sites of the C-terminus, N-terminus, and/or within the native sequence. It is understood that such variants having added, substituted and/or additional amino acids retain one or more characterizing portions of the native protein, as described above.

[0387] A functional derivative of a protein with deleted, inserted and/or substituted amino acid residues may be prepared using standard techniques well-known to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the modified components of the functional derivatives may be produced using site-directed mutagenesis techniques (as exemplified by Adelman et al., 1983, DNA 2:183) wherein nucleotides in the DNA coding the sequence are modified such that a modified coding sequence is modified, and thereafter expressing this recombinant DNA in a prokaryotic or eukaryotic host cell, using techniques such as those described above. Alternatively, proteins with amino acid deletions, insertions and/or substitutions may be conveniently prepared by direct chemical synthesis, using methods well-known in the art. The functional derivatives of the proteins typically exhibit the same qualitative biological activity as the native proteins.

Tables and Description Thereof

[0388] This patent describes novel protease identified in databases of genomic sequence. The results are summarized in four tables, which are described below.

[0389] Table 1 documents the name of each gene, the classification of each gene, the positions of the open reading frames within the sequence, and the length of the corresponding peptide. From left to right the data presented is as follows: “Gene Name”, “ID#na”, “ID#aa”, “FL/Cat”, “Superfamily”, “Group”, “Family”, “NA_length”, “ORF Start”, “ORF End”, “ORF Length”, and “AA_length”. “Gene name” refers to name given the sequence encoding the protease enzyme. Each gene is represented by “SGPr” designation followed by an arbitrary number. The SGPr name usually represents multiple overlapping sequences built into a single contiguous sequence (a “contig”). The “ID#na” and “ID#aa” refer to the identification numbers given each nucleic acid and amino acid sequence in this patent application. “FL/Cat” refers to the length of the gene, with FL indicating full length, and “Cat” indicating that only the catalytic domain is presented. “Partial” in this column indicates that the sequence encodes a partial catalytic domain. “Superfamily” identifies whether the gene is a protease. “Group” and “Family” refer to the protease classification defined by sequence homology. “NA_length” refers to the length in nucleotides of the corresponding nucleic acid sequence. “ORF start” refers to the beginning nucleotide of the open reading frame. “ORF end” refers to the last nucleotide of the open reading frame, including the stop codon. “ORF length” refers to the length in nucleotides of the open reading frame (including the stop codon). “AA length” refers to the length in amino acids of the peptide encoded in the corresponding nucleic acid sequence. ID # ID # Gene Name na aa FL/Cat Superfamily Group Family NA_length ORF Start ORF End ORF Length AA_length SGPr140 1 36 FL Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 1140 1 1140 1140 379 SGPr197 2 37 FL Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 1500 1 1500 1500 499 SGPr005 3 38 FL Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 1173 1 1173 1173 390 SGPr078 4 39 FL Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 1239 1 1239 1239 412 SGPr084 5 40 FL Protease Cysteine HH 1191 1 1191 1191 396 SGPr009 6 41 FL Protease Cysteine ICEp10 1137 1 1137 1137 378 SGPr286 7 42 Cat Protease Cysteine ICEp20 705 1 705 705 234 SGPr008 8 43 FL Pratease Cysteine PepC2 2010 1 2010 2010 669 SGPr198 9 44 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 2112 1 2112 2112 703 SGPr210 10 45 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 2127 1 2127 2127 708 SGPr290 11 46 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 2136 1 2136 2136 711 SGPr116 12 47 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 2109 1 2109 2109 702 SGPr003 13 48 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 1542 1 1642 1642 513 SGPr016 14 49 partial Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 846 1 846 846 281 SGPr352 15 50 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 3312 1 3312 3312 1103 SGPr050 16 51 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 3676 1 3675 3675 1224 SGPr282 17 52 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 2196 1 2196 2196 731 SGPr046 18 53 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 2805 1 2805 2805 934 SGPr060 19 54 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 4287 1 4287 4267 1428 SGPr068 20 55 FL Protease Metaltoprotease ADAM 3561 1 3561 3561 1186 SGPr096 21 56 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 5808 1 5808 5808 1935 SGPr119 22 57 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 4518 1 4518 4518 1505 SGPr143 23 58 FL Protease Metaltoprotease ADAM 2649 1 2649 2649 882 SGPr164 24 59 Cat Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 2937 1 2937 2937 978 SGPr281 25 60 Cat Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 3285 1 3285 3285 1094 SGPr075 26 61 partial Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 375 1 375 375 125 SGPr292 27 62 FL Protease Metalloprotease PepM10 1710 1 1710 1710 569 SGPr069 28 63 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM13 2232 1 2232 2232 743 SGPr212 29 64 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM1 2730 1 2730 2730 909 SGPr049 30 65 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM1 29731 1 2973 2973 990 SGPr026 31 66 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM1 1953 1 1953 1953 650 SGPr203 32 67 FL Protease Metalloprotease PepM1 2175 1 2175 2175 724 SGPr157 33 68 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM20 1524 1 1524 1524 507 SGPr154 34 69 FL Protease Metalloprotease PepM20 1422 1 1422 1422 473 SGPr088 35 70 FL Pratease Matalloprotease PepM20 1428 1 1428 1428 475

[0390] Table 2 lists the following features of the genes described in this patent application: chromosomal localization, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), representation in dbEST, and repeat regions. From left to right the data presented is as follows: “Gene Name”, “ID#na”, “ID#aa”, “FL/Cat”, “Superfamily”, “Group”, “Family”, “Chromosome”, “SNPs”, “dbEST_hits”, & “Repeats”. The contents of the first 7 columns (i.e., “Gene Name”, “ID#na”, “ID#aa”, “FL/Cat”, “Superfamily”, “Group”, “Family”) are as described above for Table 1. “Chromosome” refers to the cytogenetic localization of the gene. Information in the “SNPs” column describes the nucleic acid position and degenerate nature of candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; please see table of polymorphism below). These SNPs were identified by blastn of the DNA sequence against the database of single nucleotide polymorphisms maintained at NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SNP/snpblastByChr.html). “dbEST hits” lists accession numbers of entries in the public database of ESTs (dbEST, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/dbEST/index.html) that contain at least 150 bp of 100% identity to the corresponding gene. These ESTs were identified by blastn of dbEST. “Repeats” contains information about the location of short sequences, approximately 20 bp in length, that are of low complexity and that are present in several distinct genes. ID # ID # Gene name na aa FL/Cat Superfamily Group Family Chromosome SMPs SGPr140 1 36 Fl Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 1p13-p33 ctggtggggcctggy ss2008313_allelePos = 201; ctctgtctactgcaadagk, ss703383_allelePos = 201 SGPr197 2 37 FL Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 6p21.1 none SGPr005 3 38 FL Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 1p33 none SGPr078 4 39 FL Protease Aspartyl PepsinA1 11p15 aagtactcccaggy, ss20182_allelePos = 101 SGPr084 5 40 FL Protease Cysteine HH 12p11 none SGPr009 6 41 FL Protease Cysteine ICEp10 11g22 tgatggaaaataatgt, ss726380_allelePos = 201; gagacagctcaaay, ss866796_allelePos = 187 SGPr286 7 42 Cat Protease Cysteine ICEp20 16p13.3 ytatgtggcccattgcgatg; rs551848_allelePos = 3135 SGPr008 8 43 FL Pratease Cysteine PepC2 2p23 rccgaatggagagggtg, ss678494_allelePos = 201 SGPr198 9 44 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 1q42.11 none SGPr210 10 45 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 19q13.2 ggccccttgcgcy, ss13781838_allelePos = 473 SGPr290 11 46 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 pp23 none SGPr116 12 47 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 6p12 none SGPr003 13 48 FL Protease Cysteine PepC2 2q37 none SGPr016 14 49 partial Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 8p11.1 none SGPr352 15 50 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 19p13.3 none SGPr050 16 51 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 6q15.3 tcggctgaaaggcy, ss1483925_allelePos = 218 SGPr282 17 52 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 16p12.3 ggcaatataaaaggcy, ss879422_allelePos = 201; acttcaclgggcaty, ss847742_allelePos = 201; ggcgagccaagcgaay ss1226992_allelePos = 101 SGPr046 18 53 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 16q23 none SGPr060 19 54 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 15q28 none SGPr068 20 55 FL Protease Metaltoprotease ADAM 10q22 none SGPr096 21 56 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 3p14 none SGPr119 22 57 FL Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 12q11-q12 none SGPr143 23 58 FL Protease Metaltoprotease ADAM 20p13 ggcagtggctactgcy, ss787708_allelePos = 201 SGPr164 24 59 Cat Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 11q25 ataccgatcctgcaay, ss78755_allelePos = 87 SGPr281 25 60 Cat Protease Metalloprotease ADAM 5q31 none SGPr075 26 61 partial Protease Metalloprotease ADAM na none SGPr292 27 62 FL Protease Metalloprotease PepM10 10q26 none SGPr069 28 63 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM13 Chr. 1 none SGPr212 29 64 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM1 9q22 none SGPr049 30 65 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM1 5q21-q23 none SGPr026 31 66 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM1 1q31-q36 none SGPr203 32 67 FL Protease Metalloprotease PepM1 2q37 none SGPr157 33 68 FL Protease Metaltoprotease PepM20 18q22.3 none SGPr154 34 69 FL Protease Metalloprotease PepM20 1q32.1 gtcatccatggty, ss1289877_allelePos = 223 SGPr088 35 70 FL Pratease Matalloprotease PepM20 18q23 none Gene name dbEST_htls Repeats SGPr140 A969042, AA411567 295 tgggtgdccdigtctactgc 315 SGPr197 BF727344, BG384217, AW297327 None SGPr005 none None SGPr078 BG260401, BF025894, BF793218 None SGPr084 none None SGPr009 none 900 cttcttgctttcaaatcttcc 921; 77 ptgatgatttgtggaaaat 96 SGPr286 none 574 ctggagcgbtgactgagg 592; 388 gtggggcccacagctctcc 408 SGPr008 Be075751 None SGPr198 BE047777, AW339160 none SGPr210 BE872274 1180 gaggaggatgacgaggatgagg 1201 SGPr290 none 1835 agcagctgcacgctgctatg 1854 SGPr116 none 1003 ctggagatccgcaacttcat 1022 SGPr003 AL526645, BG475966, AL529373 1520 gctgctgcaggagccgctgccg 1541 SGPr016 AW589885, AI024863 710 ttaaatatatttcttctcataa 731 SGPr352 AW027573, AI131032, AI193804 1335 agactcgggcctggggctct 1354 SGPr050 BF833683 2067 tttcttcttttctttgtcaa 2088; 2061 atttgatttcttcttttctt 2080 SGPr282 none None SGPr046 none 2353 gtgaggaagagggagatgaagt 2374 SGPr060 AW575922, AW341169 None SGPr068 AJU403134, None SGPr096 BE164543, AW995949, BF842288 None SGPr119 AU132053, 1257 taaagaaatgaaagttacaaa 1277 SGPr143 AA442511 2212 tgccactgtgctccaggccg 2231 SGPr164 none None SGPr281 none None SGPr075 none None SGPr292 AW885196 52 gctdccpggcccacccagcc 71; 859 aaggaatccaaaagctgtatg 979 SGPr069 none None SGPr212 AL523882, T11458 None SGPr049 AI222988 2269 aatttaatatggaatatttatc2289 SGPr026 none None SGPr203 AU132908, BE735172, BE563549 (many) 83 tggacgtggcctoggcctcca 103 SGPr157 BE386438, BE386547, BF920454 (many) 614 ccctggaggaacpcgtggaa 633; 581 tcctgtgaata tcaaatcca 580 SGPr154 none 806 tccttgcagctgctgctgtcagc 825 SGPr088 AL541127, AL542184, AL529661 (many) None

[0391] Table 3 lists the extent and the boundaries of the protease catalytic domains, and other protein domains. The column headings are: “Gene Name”, “ID#na”, “ID#aa”, “FL/Cat”, “Profile_start”, “Profile_end”, “Protease_start”, “Protease_end”, “Profile”, and “Other Domains”. The contents of the first 7 columns (i.e., “Gene Name”, “ID#na”, “ID#aa”, “FL/Cat”, “Superfamily”, “Group”, “Family”) are as described above for Table 1. “Profile Start”, “Profile End”, “Protease Start” and “Protease End” refer to data obtained using a Hidden-Markov Model to define catalytic range boundaries. The boundaries of the catalytic domain within the overall protein are noted in the “Protease Start” and “Protease End” columns. “Profile” indicates whether the HMMR search was done with a complete (“Global”) or Smith Waterman (“Local”) model, as described below. Starting from a multiple sequence alignment of catalytic domains, two hidden Markov models were built. One of them allows for partial matches to the catalytic domain; this is a “local” HMM, similar to Smith-Waterman alignments in sequence matching. The other model allows matches only to the complete catalytic domain; this is a “global” HMM similar to Needleman-Wunsch alignments in sequence matching. The Smith Waterman local model is more specific, allowing for fragmentary matches to the catalytic domain whereas the global “complete” model is more sensitive, allowing for remote homologue identification. The “Other domains” column lists the names and positions of domains within the protein sequence in addition to the protein protease domain. These domains were identified using PFAM (http://pfam.wustl.edu/hmmsearch.shtml) models, a large collection of multiple sequence alignments and hidden Markov models covering many common protein domains. Version 5.5 of Pfam (September 2000) contains alignments and models for 2478 protein families (http://pfam.wustl.edu/faq.shtml). The PFAM alignments were downloaded from http://pfam.wustl.edu/hmmsearch.shtml and the HMMr searches were run locally on a Timelogic computer (TimeLogic Corporation, Incline Village, Nev.).

EXAMPLES

[0392] The examples below are not limiting and are merely representative of various aspects and features of the present invention. The examples below demonstrate the isolation and characterization of the proteases of the invention.

Example 1 Identification of Genomic Fragments Encoding Proteases

[0393] Novel proteases were identified from the Celera human genornic sequence databases, and from the public Human Genome Sequencing project (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) using hidden Markov models (HMMR). The genomic database entries were translated in six open reading frames and searched against the model using a Timelogic Decypher box with a Field programmable array (FPGA) accelerated version of HMMR2.1. The DNA sequences encoding the predicted protein sequences aligning to the HMMR profile were extracted from the original genomic database. The nucleic acid sequences were then clustered using the Pangea Clustering tool to eliminate repetitive entries. The putative protease sequences were then sequentially run through a series of queries and filters to identify novel protease sequences. Specifically, the HMMR identified sequences were searched using BLASTN and BLASTX against a nucleotide and amino acid repository containing known human proteases and all subsequent new protease sequences as they are identified. The output was parsed into a spreadsheet to facilitate elimination of known genes by manual inspection. Two models were used, a “complete” model and a “partial” or Smith Waterman model. The partial model was used to identify sub-catalytic domains, whereas the complete model was used to identify complete catalytic domains. The selected hits were then queried using BLASTN against the public NRNA and EST databases to confirm they are indeed unique.

[0394] Extension of partial DNA sequences to encompass the longer sequences, including full-length open-reading frame, was carried out by several methods. Iterative blastn searching of the cDNA databases listed in Table 5 was used to find cDNAs that extended the genomic sequences. “LifeGold” databases are from Incyte Genomics, Inc (http://www.incyte.com/). NCBI databases are from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/). All blastn searches were conducted using a blosum62 matrix, a penalty for a nucleotide mismatch of −3 and reward for a nucleotide match of 1. The gapped blast algorithm is described in: Altschul, Stephen F., Thomas L. Madden, Alejandro A. Schaffer, Jinghui Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Webb Miller, and David J. Lipman (1997), “Gapped BLAST and PSI-BLAST: a new generation of protein database search programs”, Nucleic Acids Res. 25:3389-3402).

[0395] Extension of partial DNA sequences to encompass the full-length open-reading frame was also carried out by iterative searches of genomic databases. The first method made use of the Smith-Waterman algorithm to carry out protein-protein searches of the closest homologue or orthologue to the partial. The target databases consisted of Genscan [Chris Burge and Sam Karlin “Prediction of Complete Gene Structures in Human Genomic DNA”, JMB (1997) 268(1):78-94)] and open-reading frame (ORF) predictions of all human genomic sequence derived from the human genome project (HGP) as well as from Celera. The complete set of genomic databases searched is shown in Table 6 below. Genomic sequences encoding potential extensions were further assessed by blastp analysis against the NCBI nonredundant to confirm the novelty of the hit. The extending genomic sequences were incorporated into the cDNA sequence after removal of potential introns using the Seqman program from DNAStar. The default parameters used for Smith-Waterman searches were as shown next. Matrix: PAM100; gap-opening penalty: 12; gap extension penalty: 2. Genscan predictions were made using the Genscan program as detailed in Chris Burge and Sam Karlin “Prediction of Complete Gene Structures in Human Genomic DNA”, JMB (1997) 268(1):78-94). ORF predictions from genomic DNA were made using a standard 6-frame translation.

[0396] Another method for defining DNA extensions from genomic sequence used iterative searches of genomic databases through the Genscan program to predict exon splicing [Burge and Karlin, JMB (1997) 268(1):78-94)]. These predicted genes were then assessed to see if they represented “real” extensions of the partial genes based on homology to related proteases.

[0397] Another method involved using the Genewise program (http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Software/Wise2/) to predict potential ORFs based on homology to the closest orthologue/homologue. Genewise requires two inputs, the homologous protein, and genomic DNA containing the gene of interest. The genomic DNA was identified by blastn searches of Celera and Human Genome Project databases. The orthologs were identified by blastp searches of the NCBI non-redundant protein database (NRAA). Genewise compares the protein sequence to a genomic DNA sequence, allowing for introns and frameshifting errors. TABLE 5 Databases used for cDNA-based sequence extensions Database Database Date LifeGold templates March 2001 LifeGold compseqs March 2001 LifeGold compseqs March 2001 LifeGold compseqs March 2001 LifeGold fl March 2001 LifeGold flft March 2001 NCBI human Ests March 2001 NCBI murine Ests March 2001 NCBI nonredundant March 2001

[0398] TABLE 6 DATABASES USED FOR GENOMIC-BASED SEQUENCE EXTENSIONS Number of Database Database entries Date Celera v. 1-5 5,306,158 January 2000 Cetera v. 6-10 4,209,980 March 2000 Cetera v. 11-14 7,222,425 April 2000 Cetera v. 15 243,044 April 2000 Celera v. 16-17 25,885 April 2000 Celera Assembly 5 (release 479,986 March 2001 25 h) HGP Phase 0 3,189 Nov. 01, 2000 HGP Phase 1 20,447 Jan. 01, 2001 HGP Phase 2 1,619 Jan. 01, 2001 HGP Phase 3 9,224 March 2001 HGP Chromosomal 2759 March 2001 assemblies

[0399] Results:

[0400] The sources for the sequence information used to identify genes are listed below. For genes that were extended using Genewise, the accession numbers of the protein ortholog and the genomic DNA are given. (Genewise uses the ortholog to assemble the coding sequence of the target gene from the genomic sequence). The amino acid sequences for the orthologs were obtained from the NCBI non-redundant database of proteins .(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Entrez/protein.html). The genomic DNA came from two sources: Celera and NCBI-NRNA, as indicated below. cDNA sources are also listed below. All of the genomic sequences were used as input for Genscan predictions to predict splice sites [Burge and Karlin, JMB (1997) 268(1):78-94)]. Abbreviations: HGP: Human Genome Project; NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information.

[0401] SGPr140, SEQ ID NOS:1, 36

[0402] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000642234645

[0403] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)5822085, gi_(—)11265696, gi_(—)2136604

[0404] SGPr197, SEQ ID NOS:2, 37

[0405] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000640151915

[0406] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)12731929, gb_AAA60062.1, gi_(—)999902

[0407] SGPr005, SEQ ID NOS:3, 38

[0408] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000642234645

[0409] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)11265695, gi_(—)12731929, dbj_BAB11754.1

[0410] The genomic sequence containing the original HMM hit was blast against Celera_Asm5h where it aligned with contig 90000642234645 (4157978 bp) in the anti-sense orientation. 200 kb of the contig was used for genewise/genscan/sym4 predictions. Genewise was run with human pepsinogen C (gi|12731929) as the model and the result extended the original HHM hit to 370 aa. The genewise prediction was then blastx against NCBI_nonredundant to find that it shared strongest homology (64% identity over 372 aa) with pepsinogen C from Rhinolophus ferrumequinumxx. The extended sequence also shares homology (74% over 324 aa) with the profiled Pfam Eukaryotic aspartyl protease. All overlapping Genscan predictions were blastx vs NCBI_nonredundant. Only one prediction (id 83280) contained sequence with homology to pepsinogen C. The genewise prediction was then blastn vs all EST and cDNA databases. Several hits were found:

[0411] 1.) LGTemplatesMAR2001: AAA41827.1 g206083 pepsinogen 0

[0412] 2.) LGcompseqsMAR2001: 7477287CB1

[0413] 3.) LGcompseqsMAR2001: 825016H1

[0414] 4.) LGflMAR2001: 7477287CB1

[0415] 5.) LGflMAR2001n: g8546678_edit_(—)02

[0416] 6.) LGflMAR2001n: 825016H1_edit_(—)1

[0417] 7.) LGflAPR2001n: 7477287CB1

[0418] The LGcompseqsMAR2001 EST 7477287CB1 contains an ORF of 1173 bp or 390 aa. When blastx against NCBI_nonredundant 7477287CB1 shares 62% identity over 372 aa to pepsinogen C of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. When aligned with the SGPr005 genewise prediction, 7477287CB1 has 3 conflicts and 4 inserts/deletions.

[0419] Conflict #1

[0420] The first conflict occurs at nucleotide 189 of 7477287CB1. In the 7477287CB1 sequence nucleotide 189 is a “T” while in the SGPr005 genewise prediction the corresponding nucleotide is a “C”. The nucleotide conflict is silent and does not give rise to an amino acid change.

[0421] At conflict #1 both the SGPr005 genewise sequence and the 7477287CB1 sequence are supported by genomic data.

[0422] SGPr005 genewise sequence: Celera_Asm5h contig 90000642234645

[0423] 7477287CB1: HGP_s contig gi|9213869_(—)5

[0424] Conflict #2

[0425] The second conflict occurs at nucleotide 379 of 7477287CB1. In the 7477287CB1 sequence nucleotide 379 is a “G” while in the SGPr005 genewise prediction the corresponding nucleotide is a “A”. The nucleotide conflict gives rise to an aa change of D (7477287CB1) to N (SGPr005).

[0426] At conflict #2 both the SGPr005 genewise sequence and the 7477287CB1 sequence are supported by genomic data.

[0427] SGPr005 genewise sequence: Celera_Asm5h contig 90000642234645

[0428] 7477287CB1: HGP_s contig gi|9213869_(—)5

[0429] Conflict #3

[0430] The third conflict occurs at nucleotide 745 of 7477287CB1. In the 7477287CB1 sequence nucleotide 745 is a “G” while in the SGPr005 genewise prediction the corresponding nucleotide is a “T”. The nucleotide conflict gives rise to an aa acid conflict of E (7477287CB1) to STOP (SGPr005).

[0431] At conflict #3 the only sequence supported by genomic data is the SGPr005 genewise sequence which gives rise to the stop codon.

[0432] SGPr005 genewise sequence: Celera_Asm5h contig 90000642234645 and HGP_s contig gi|9213869_(—)5

[0433] Inserts #1 and #2

[0434] The first two inserts occurs at nucleotide 214 of the SGPr005 genewise predicted sequence and nucleotide 297 of 7477287CB1. 7477287CB1: TTCCTAGTC_TCTTTGATACGGGTTCCTCCAATCTGTAG C CTGCCCTC SGPr005gw: TTCCTAGTC C TCTTTGATACGGGTTCCTCCAATCTGTAG_CTGCCCTC

[0435] Because one insert occurs on the genewise prediction while the other occurs on the EST the two sequences are only frameshifted for 31 nucleotides. When this stretch of sequence is blastx vs NCBI_nonredundant, it is clear that the SGPr005 genewise predicted sequence contains the correct reading frame in order to maintain homology to pepsinogen C.

[0436] The genomic data from Celera_Asm5h contig 90000642234645 supports the SGPr005 genewise sequence while the HGP_s contig gi|9213869_(—)5 supports the 7477287CB1 sequence.

[0437] Insert #3

[0438] The third insert occurs at nucleotide 706 of 7477287CB1. 7477287CB1: ATCCTTGGAGGTGTGGACCCCAAC C TTTATTCTGGTCAGATCATCTGGACC SGPr005gw: ATCCTTGGAGGTGTGGACCCCAAC_TTTATTCTGGTCAGATCATCTGGACC

[0439] When this stretch of sequence is translated and blastp vs ncbi_redundant, it is clear that the 7477287CB1 sequence contains the necessary reading frame to maintain homology with pepsinogen C. However, both the Celera_Asm5h and HGP_s genomic hits (Celera_Asm5h contig 90000642234645 and HGP_s contig gi|9213869_(—)5) support the SGPr005 genewise predicted sequence.

[0440] Insert #4

[0441] The fourth insert occurs at nucleotide 873 of 7477287CB1. 7477287CB1: GAGACCTTCCTGCTGGCAGTTCCTCAGCAGTACAT G GCCTCCTTCCTGCAG SGPr005gw: GAGACCTTCCTGCTGGCAGTTCCTCAGCAGTACAT_GCCTCCTTCCTGCAG

[0442] When this stretch of sequence is translated and blastp vs ncbi_redundant, it is clear that the 7477287CB1 sequence contains the necessary reading frame to maintain homology with pepsinogen C. However, both the Celera_Asm5h and HGP_s genomic hits (Celera_Asm5h contig 90000642234645 and HGP_s contig gi|9213869_(—)5) support the SGPr005 genewise predicted sequence.

[0443] SGPr078, SEQ ID NOS:4, 39

[0444] Genomic DNA source: Public genomic contig: gi|11560222, subfragment 11

[0445] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)5822085

[0446] SGPr084, SEQ ID NOS:5, 40

[0447] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000636191372

[0448] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAD31927.1, sp_O43323, ref_NP_(—)031883.1

[0449] SGPr009, SEQ ID NOS:6, 41

[0450] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000642045264

[0451] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)12736472, gb_AAC99852.1, gb_AAC99854.1

[0452] The original HMM hit was blast against Celera_Asm5h where it aligned with contig 90000642045264 (8,329,407 bp) in the sense orientation. Nucleotides 14,659 to 111,952 of the contig were used for genewise/genscan/sym4 predictions. Genewise was run with human caspase 4 (gi|12736472|gn1) as the model and the prediction extended SGPr009 through the 3′ most 274 aa (through the stop codon). The SGPr009 genewise prediction shares homology (62% identity over 274 aa) with human caspase 4 (gi|4502577). The genewise prediction also overlaps SGPr111, merging these two fragments into one gene (SGPr009=SGPr111). However, the genewise prediction does have one internal stop and one frame shift. The internal stop codon and the frame shift were corrected for through analysis with other genomic contigs and ESTs. One EST of importance was LGcompseqsMAR2001 7478251CB1 which overlaps with the SGPr009 genewise prediction and extends the prediction in the 5′ direction through the start codon. To correct for sequencing errors in the extended 7478251CB1 sequence, the EST was blastn vs. genomic databases and the following changes were made: nucleotide 391 and 393 were changed from A to G based on HGP_s and Celera contigs, and nucleotide 1041 was changed from A to T based on HGP_s and Celera contigs.

[0453] SGPr286, SEQ ID NOS:7, 42

[0454] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000628729589

[0455] Homologs used for Genewise: ref_(—NP) _(—)036246.1, gi|6753280

[0456] The genomic sequence containing the original HMM hit was blast against Celera_Asm5h where it aligned with contig 90000628729589 (1,488,284 bp) in the anti-sense orientation. 200 kb of the contig was used for genewise/genscan/sym4 predictions. Genewise was run with human caspase 14 (gi|6912286) as the model and the result extended the original HMM hit to 233 aa. The genewise result shares good homology to caspase 14 (44% identity over 236 aa) from amino acid 11 through the stop codon. The genewise result was then blastn vs. all EST and cDNA databases where it hit several ESTs:

[0457] LGtemplatesMAR2001: 292606.4, LGflftAPR2001n: 7648238CB1, LGcompseqsMAR2001: 7648638J1, 7013516H1, NCBI Nonredundant NA: gi|3982609, mega_cdna: cluster381375_(—)2_incyte, cluster381375_(—)−4_incyte. The overlapping EST data was used to support the genewise prediction.

[0458] SGPr008, SEQ ID NOS:8, 43

[0459] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 301714258

[0460] Homologs used for Genewise: emb_CAA86994.1, gb_AAF57563.1, gb AAF57564.1

[0461] SGPr198, SEQ ID NOS:9, 44

[0462] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contigs: 9802310, 90000642810957

[0463] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAF99682.1, gb_AAG22771.1, gi_(—)12722673

[0464] SGPr210, SEQ ID NOS:10, 45

[0465] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 92000004252572

[0466] Homologs used for Genewise: emb_CAC10067.1, emb_CAC10068.1, ref_NP_(—)068694.1

[0467] SGPr290, SEQ ID NOS: 11, 46

[0468] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 301714258

[0469] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAD34600.1, gb_AAD51699.1, gb_AAD56236.1

[0470] SGPr116, SEQ ID NOS:12, 47

[0471] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000627067487

[0472] Homologs used for Genewise: sp_P00789, gi_(—)12732105, ref_NP_(—)008989.1

[0473] SGPr003, SEQ ID NOS:13, 48

[0474] Genomic DNA source: 90000640081635

[0475] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAH05681.1, ref_NP_(—)035926.1, gb_AAG17967.1

[0476] Notes: Recently published as ref|NP_(—)075574.1| calpain 10, isoform d; calcium-activated neutral protease

[0477] SGPr016, SEQ ID NOS:14, 49

[0478] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000642821147

[0479] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)1079470, ref_NP_(—)055052.1

[0480] Notes: Genomic region may be misassembled, predicted protein may have gaps in the middle. Used incyte template 094916.1 to extend genewise prediction

[0481] SGPr352, SEQ ID NOS:15, 50

[0482] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000628457498

[0483] Homologs used for Genewise: ref_NP_(—)055087.1, gb_AAG35563.1, gb_AF163762.1

[0484] SGPr050, SEQ ID NOS:16, 51

[0485] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000626814267

[0486] Homologs used for Genewise: ref_NP_(—)055087.1, gb_AAG35563.1

[0487] Used Incyte sequences to aid gene finding and show tissue expression: 333039.1, 333039.4, 1011933.1, 333039.3, 333039.2, 3533147CB1. Clones were expressed in urinary tract (9), respiratory system (3), female genitalia (2), nervous system (2) and connective, exocrine, digestive and musculoskeletal systems (one each)

[0488] SGPr282, SEQ ID NOS:17, 52

[0489] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000641115460

[0490] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAC09475.1, pir_|I65253

[0491] SGPr046, SEQ ID NOS:18, 53

[0492] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 92000004436076

[0493] Homologs used for Genewise: ref_NP_(—)055087.1, gb_AAG35563.1

[0494] Also used Incyte sequences 207915.2, 207915.5, 207915.11, 207915.4, 7478405CB1, 9123702. Resolved differences between genomic and EST sequence by blasting against Celera raw reads, public and Incyte ESTs and HGP genomic contigs.

[0495] SGPr060, SEQ ID NOS:19, 54

[0496] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000642001297

[0497] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAG35563.1, ref_NM_(—)022122.1, ref_NP_(—)112217.1

[0498] Incyte sequences 452273.1, 013006.4, 013006.3, 322264.1 and public ESTs gi|7115818, gi|6837795 were used to extend and verify the genewise prediction.

[0499] SGPr068, SEQ ID NOS:20, 55

[0500] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000624770881

[0501] Homologs used for Genewise: sp_O15072, gi_(—)11417111, gi_(—)12731510

[0502] Incyte sequence 7477386CB1, 1719204CB1 also used. Sequence from 3062-3172 in the mRNA is missing in incyte sequence 7477386CB1, leading to the replacement of the peptide “GNHQNSTVRADVWELGTPEGQWVPQSEPLHPINKISST” with “A” in the predicted protein. In 7477386CB1 there are two 3 nt inserts at splice sites, and a 5 nt insert followed shortly by a 1 nt insert, none of which are found in any genomic sequences, and so may be the result of atypical splicing. This alternative form would insert a V at position 291 of the protein, a Q at 318, a G at 386, and changes a LWS at 584-586 to a PAYGG. Incyte template 196583.5 uses an alternative splice acceptor site in one intron, inserting the sequence “CTCCCCATCTCCCCTCAG” at position 2420 of the mRNA and inserting the sequence PISPQA into the protein.

[0503] SGPr096, SEQ ID NOS:21, 56

[0504] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000637859600

[0505] Homologs used for Genewise: dbj_BAA92550.1, ref_NP_(—)064634.1

[0506] Partial fragments published in 2000 as NP_(—)064634.1 and as KIAA1312. 121 ESTs from Incyte template 1501550.6, show broad expression, highest in female genitalia and nervous system.

[0507] SGPr119, SEQ ID NOS:22, 57

[0508] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000642194924

[0509] Homologs used for Genewise: dbj_BAA92550.1, ref_NP_(—)064634.1

[0510] Public sequence gi|13376516|ref|NM_(—)025003.1 encodes an alternative splice form which is missing 3586-3693 of the RNA sequence

[0511] SGPr143, SEQ ID NOS:23, 58

[0512] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000641832427

[0513] Homologs used for Genewise: em_|CAC16509.2, gb_AAB51194.1, gb_AAK07852.1

[0514] SGPr164, SEQ ID NOS:24, 59

[0515] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000642493829

[0516] Homologs used for Genewise: sp_P97857, ref_NP_(—)077376.1, dbj_BAA11088.1

[0517] 3 ESTs cover this gene. 2 are from brain tumors, 1 from testis. One EST has 1 AA deletion. Start is probably at first Met in the AA sequence

[0518] SGPr281, SEQ ID NOS:25, 60

[0519] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 92000004763172

[0520] Homologs used for Genewise: emb_AL523577.1

[0521] SGPr075, SEQ ID NOS:26, 61

[0522] Genomic DNA source: Assembly of Celera Assembly 5g contigs 165000100324361, 165000102322372, 165000101460952, 165000102528372, 165000102358388, 165000100557102, 165000102544200, 165000102496419, 165000101581219, 165000100483148, 165000100004880, 165000102322372, 165000100324361

[0523] Homologs used for Genewise: emb_CAC18729.1

[0524] The nnn in NA sequence and X in peptide sequence represents a probable missing exon; the gene may also be incomplete at either end. Based on searches of all human DNA databases, this gene is likely to be a fragment of the ortholog of the rat gene used as genewise homolog.

[0525] SGPr292, SEQ ID NOS:27, 62

[0526] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000641768196

[0527] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAH02631.1, ref_NP_(—)077278.1, gb_AAC21447.1

[0528] The following polymorphisms are seen: C->T at 572, T->A at 591, T->A at 593, C->T at 981, deletion of A at 1720. The first is seen in some ESTs and public genomic sources and changes an A to a V in the protein; the second and third are seen in ESTs and a single public genomic sequence, and change a V to an E in the protein. The third is seen only in ESTs and is a synonymous substitution. The fourth is seen in ESTs and public genomic data and is in the 3′ UTR of the gene. In addition, a 3 nt deletion at 701-703 is seen in Incyte template 1510368.1, resulting in deletion of the D at position 558 of the peptide.

[0529] SGPr069, SEQ ID NOS:28, 63

[0530] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000624872437

[0531] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAG18446.1, gb_AAG18448.1, gb_AAF69247.1

[0532] SGPr212, SEQ ID NOS:29, 64

[0533] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000640657088

[0534] Homologs used for Genewise: dbj_BAB25647.1, pir_A75464, sp_P91885

[0535] SGPr049, SEQ ID NOS:30, 65

[0536] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000641091876

[0537] Homologs used for Genewise: dbj_BAB29490.1, emb_AL543134.1, sp_P15145, gb_AAC32807.1

[0538] An alternatively spliced form is predicted by public EST gi|3805192 in which an extra exon (“TCTTTTATTTACTTTTTTAACTACAGCCACACTTTGAGCAG”) is inserted at position 3335 of the mRNA. This has an in-frame stop codon at it's end and so predicts a truncated protein, which has the first 918 AA of the predicted protein, followed by “SLLFTFLTTATL*”. Also used Incyte sequences 231695.1, 231695.7, 231695.2 to aid the prediction

[0539] SGPr026, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:66

[0540] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 113000081526387 and public genomic contig gi|12227482

[0541] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)12654473, gi_(—)10933784, gi_(—)10800858 (all parital seqs of this gene), gi_(—)1754515 (rat ortholog)

[0542] gi|9368836 encodes an alternative splice form, missing one exon, and with another exon extended. It predicts a truncated protein product, with AA 1-230 of the main form, followed by EPGVG*.

[0543] SGPr203, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:67

[0544] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000640081635

[0545] Homologs used for Genewise: ref_NM_(—)016552.1, emb_CAC14047.1, gb_AAG22080.1

[0546] A splice variant is created by use of an alternative splice acceptor that eliminates from 1526-1558 in ESTs such as Incyte cDNA 1868183CA2, resulting in the removal of the peptide LEFERWLNATG from the protein. An intron within the final exon is seen in Incyte template 1398043.12, which eliminates sequence from 2027-2079 in the mRNA, a region within the 3′ UTR. There may also be another form with a longer intron in the last exon, eliminating the sequence from 2050-2584, which would cause a shift in reading frame, and open the reading frame until the end of the mRNA.

[0547] SGPr157, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:68

[0548] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000625988051

[0549] Homologs used for Genewise: gi_(—)11427093, dbj_BAB22991.1, ref_NP_(—)060705.1

[0550] SGPr154, SEQ ID NO:34 SEQ ID NO:69

[0551] Genomic DNA source: Public genomic contigs: gi_(—)9798229, gi_(—)9798027

[0552] Homologs used for Genewise: gb_AAK22721.1, pir_T38349

[0553] SGPr088, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:70

[0554] Genomic DNA source: Celera Assembly 5h contig 90000625988051

[0555] Homologs used for Genewise: dbj_BAB22991.1, ref_NP_(—)060705.1, gi_(—)7023108

[0556] Notes: Alternative splice forms are predicted by Incyte EST template 997089.29, public sequence gi_(—)10440455, and Sugen-built clusters of public ESTs: cluster2209_(—)−11_ncbi, cluster2209_(—)−15_ncbi and cluster2209_(—)−14_ncbi. All result in truncated proteins with short unique C-termini.

Description of Novel Protease Polynucleotides

[0557] SGPr140, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:36 is 1140 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1140, giving an ORF length of 1140 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 379 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Aspartyl, PepsinA1. This gene maps to chromosomal position 1p13-p33. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): ctggtggggcctggy, ss2008313_allelePos=201; ctctgtctactgcaacagk, ss703383_allelePos=201. SNP ss2008313 occurs at nucleotide 846 (aa 282) of the ORF (C or T=Gly or Gly) (silent). SNP ss703383 occurs at nucleotide 321 (aa 107) of the ORF (G or T=Arg or Ser). This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: A969042, AA411567. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 295 tgggtgccctctgtctactgc 315.

[0558] SGPr197, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:37 is 1500 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1500, giving an ORF length of 1500 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 499 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Aspartyl, PepsinA1. This gene maps to chromosomal position 6p21.1. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BF727344, BG394217, AW297327.

[0559] SGPr005, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:38 is 1173 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1173, giving an ORF length of 1173 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 390 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Aspartyl, PepsinA1. This gene maps to chromosomal position 1p33. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: none.

[0560] SGPr078, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:39 is 1239 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1239, giving an ORF length of 1239 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 412 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Aspartyl, PepsinA1. This gene maps to chromosomal position 11p15. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): aagtactcccaggy, ss20182_allelePos=101. SNP ss20182 occurs at nucleotide 173 (aa 58) of the ORF (C or T=Ala or Val). This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BG260401, BF025894, BF793219.

[0561] SGPr084, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:40 is 1191 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1191, giving an ORF length of 1191 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 396 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, HH. This gene maps to chromosomal position 12q11.

[0562] SGPr009, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:41 is 1137 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1137, giving an ORF length of 1137 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 378 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, ICEp10. This gene maps to chromosomal position 11q22 This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): tgatggaaaataatgtr, ss726380_allelePos=201; gagacagctcaaay, ss866796_allelePos=187. ss726380 occurs at nucleotide 102 (aa 34) of the ORF (G or A=Val or Val) (silent). SNP ss866796 occurs at nucleotide 200 (aa 67) of the ORF (C or T=Tyr or Ile). The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 900 cttcattgctttcaaatcttcc 921; 77 ttgatgatttgatggaaaat 96.

[0563] SGPr286, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:42 is 705 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 705, giving an ORF length of 705 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 234 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, ICEp20. This gene maps to chromosomal position na. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): ytatgtggcctatcgcgatg; rs551848_allelePos=3135. SNP rs551848 occurs at nucleotide 489 (aa 163) of the ORF (C or T=Gly or Gly) silent. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 574 ctggagctgctgactgagg 592; 388 gtggggcccacagctctcc 406.

[0564] SGPr008, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:43 is 2010 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2010, giving an ORF length of 2010 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 669 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, PepC2. This gene maps to chromosomal position 2p23 This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): rccgaatggagagggcg, ss678494_allelePos=201. SNP ss678494 occurs at nucleotide 838 (aa 280) of the ORF (G or A=Ala or Thr). This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BE075751.

[0565] SGPr198, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:44 is 2112 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2112, giving an ORF length of 2112 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 703 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, PepC2. This gene maps to chromosomal position 1q42.11. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BE047777, AW339160.

[0566] SGPr210, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:45 is 2127 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2127, giving an ORF length of 2127 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 708 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, PepC2. This gene maps to chromosomal position 19q13.2. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): ggttccttgcagcy, ssl376193_allelePos=473. SNP ss1376193 occurs at nucleotide 330 (aa 110) of the ORF (C or T=Ala or Ala) silent. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BE872274. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 1180 gaggaggatgacgaggatgagg 1201.

[0567] SGPr290, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:46 is 2136 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2136, giving an ORF length of 2136 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 711 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, PepC2. This gene maps to chromosomal position 2p23. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 1835 agcagctgcacgctgccatg 1854.

[0568] SGPr116, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:47 is 2109 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2109, giving an ORF length of 2109 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 702 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, PepC2. This gene maps to chromosomal position 6p12. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 1003 ctggagatctgcaacctcac 1022.

[0569] SGPr003, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:48 is 1542 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1542, giving an ORF length of 1542 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 513 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Cysteine, PepC2. This gene maps to chromosomal position 2q37. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AL526645, BG475966, AL529373. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 1520 gctgctgcaggagccgctgctg 1541.

[0570] SGPr016, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:49 is 846 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 846, giving an ORF length of 846 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 281 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a partial protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AW589885, AI024863. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 710 ttaaatatatttcttctcataa 731.

[0571] SGPr352, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:50 is 3312 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 3312, giving an ORF length of 3312 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 1103 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 19p13.3. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AW027573, AI131032, AI193804. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 1335 agactcgggcctggggctct 1354.

[0572] SGPr050, SEQ IID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:51 is 3675 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 3675, giving an ORF length of 3675 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 1224 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 5q15.3. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): tcggctgaaaggcy, ss1483925_allelePos=216. SNP ss1483925 occurs at nucleotide 310 (aa 104) of the ORF (C or T=Pro or Ser). This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BF933693. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 2067 tttcttcttttctttgtcaa 2086; 2061 atttgatttcttcttttctt 2080.

[0573] SGPr282, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:52 is 2196 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2196, giving an ORF length of 2196 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 731 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 16p12.3. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): ggcaatataaaaggcy, ss679422_allelePos=201; acttcactgggctay, ss647742_allelePos=201; ggccgagcccaacgcaay, ss1226992_allelePos=101. SNP ss679422 occurs at nucleotide 625 (aa 209) of the ORF (C or T=His or Tyr). SNP ss647742 occurs at nucleotide 1893 (aa 631) of the ORF (C or T=Tyr or Tyr) silent. SNP ss1226992 occurs at nucleotide 500 (aa 166) of the ORF (C or T=Thr or Met).

[0574] SGPr046, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:53 is 2805 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2805, giving an ORF length of 2805 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 934 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 16q23 The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 2353 gtgaggaagagggagatgaagt 2374.

[0575] SGPr060, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:54 is 4287 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 4287, giving an ORF length of 4287 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 1428 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 15q26. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AW575922, AW341169.

[0576] SGPr068, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:55 is 3561 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 3561, giving an ORF length of 3561 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 1186 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 10q22. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AJ403134.

[0577] SGPr096, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:56 is 5808 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 5808, giving an ORF length of 5808 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 1935 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 3p14. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BE164543, AW995949, BF842288.

[0578] SGPr119, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:57 is 4518 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 4518, giving an ORF length of 4518 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 1505 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 12q11-q12. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AU132053. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 1257 taaagaaatgaaagttacaaa 1277.

[0579] SGPr143, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:58 is 2649 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2649, giving an ORF length of 2649 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 882 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 20p13. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): ggcagtggetactgcy, ss787708_allelePos=201. SNP ss787708 occurs at nucleotide 1750 (aa 584) of the ORF (C or T=Arg or Trp). This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AA44255 1. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 2212 tgccactgtgctccaggctg 2231. This protein is predicted to have a transmembrane helix between amino acids 78 and 100. (TMHMM, a Hidden Markov Model based transmembrane prediction program, Sonnhammer, et al Proc. of Sixth Int. Conf. on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, p 175-182 AAAI Press, 1998.)

[0580] SGPr164, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:59 is 2937 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2937, giving an ORF length of 2937 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 978 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a nearly full length protein with only the N terminus missing. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 11q25. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): ataccgatcctgcaay, ss76755_allelePos=87. SNP ss76755 occurs at nucleotide 1773 (aa 591) of the ORF (C or T=Asn or Asn) silent.

[0581] SGPr281, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:60 is 3285 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 3285, giving an ORF length of 3285 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 1094 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a nearly full length protein, with just the amino terminus missing. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position 5q31.

[0582] SGPr075, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:61 is 375 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 375, giving an ORF length of 375 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 125 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a partial protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, ADAM. This gene maps to chromosomal position na.

[0583] SGPr292, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:62 is 1710 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1710, giving an ORF length of 1710 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 569 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM10. This gene maps to chromosomal position 10q26. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AW665196. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 52 gctccctggcccacccagcc 71; 959 aagcaattcaaaagctgtatg 979.

[0584] SGPr069, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:63 is 2232 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2232, giving an ORF length of 2232 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 743 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM13. This gene maps to chromosomal position Chr.

[0585] SGPr212, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:64 is 2730 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2730, giving an ORF length of 2730 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 909 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM1. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AL523882, T11456.

[0586] SGPr049, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:65 is 2973 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2973, giving an ORF length of 2973 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 990 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM1. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AI222989. The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 2269 aatttaatatggaatatttat 2289.

[0587] SGPr026, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:66 is 1953 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1953, giving an ORF length of 1953 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 650 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM1.

[0588] SGPr203, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:67 is 2175 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 2175, giving an ORF length of 2175 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 724 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM1. This gene maps to chromosomal position 2q37. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AU132908, BE735172, BE563549 (many). The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 83 tggacgtggcctcggcctcca 103.

[0589] SGPr157, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:68 is 1524 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1524, giving an ORF length of 1524 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 507 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM20. This gene maps to chromosomal position 18q22.3. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: BE386438, BE386547, BF920454 (many). The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 614 ccctggaggaacttgtggaa 633; 561 tcctgtgaatatcaaattca 580.

[0590] SGPr154, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:69 is 1422 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1422, giving an ORF length of 1422 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 473 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM20. This nucleotide sequence contains the following single nucleotide polymorphisms (sequence preceding SNP is given, followed by identity of SNP, the accession number of SNP, and the allele position of SNP in the reference sequence): gtcatctatggty, ss1289877_allelePos=223. SNP ss1289877 occurs at nucleotide 457 (aa 153) of the ORF (C or T=Arg or Trp). The nucleic acid contains short repetitive sequence (the position and sequence of the repeat): 806 tccttgcagctgctgtcagc 825.

[0591] SGPr088, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:70 is 1428 nucleotides long. The open reading frame starts at position 1 and ends at position 1428, giving an ORF length of 1428 nucleotides. The predicted protein is 475 amino acids long. This sequence codes for a full length protein. It is classified as (superfamily/group/family): Protease, Metalloprotease, PepM20. This gene maps to chromosomal position 18q23. This sequence is represented in the database of public ESTs (dbEST) by the following ESTs: AL541127, AL542184, AL529661 (many).

Example 2 Expression Analysis of Mammalian Proteases

[0592] Materials and Methods

[0593] Quantitative PCR Analysis

[0594] RNA is isolated from a variety of normal human tissues and cell lines. Single stranded cDNA is synthesized from 10 μg of each RNA as described above using the Superscript Preamplification System (GibcoBRL). These single strand templates are then linearly amplified with a pair of specific primers in a real time PCR reaction on a Light Cycler (Roche Molecular Biochemical). Graphical readout can provide quantitative analysis of the relative abundance of the targeted gene in the total RNA preparation.

[0595] DNA Array Based Expression Analysis

[0596] DNA-free RNA is isolated from a variety of normal human tissues, cryostat sections, and cell lines. Single stranded cDNA is synthesized from 10 ug RNA or 1 ug mRNA using a modification of the SMART PCR cDNA synthesis technique (Clontech). The procedure can be modified to allow asymmetric labeling of the 5′ and 3′ ends of each transcript with a unique oligonucleotide sequence. The resulting sscDNAs are then linearly amplified using Advantage long-range PCR (Clontech) on a Light Cycler PCR machine. Reactions are halted when the graphical real-time display demonstrates the products have begun to plateau. The double stranded cDNA products are purified using Millipore DNA purification matrix, dried, resuspended, quantified, and analyzed on an agarose gel. The resulting elements are referred to as “tissue cDNAs”.

[0597] Tissue cDNAs are spotted onto GAPS coated glass slides (Corning) using a Genetic Microsystems (GMS) arrayer at 500 ng/ul.

[0598] Fluorescent labeled oligonucleotides are synthesized to each novel exon, ensuring they contained internal mismatches with the closest known homologue. Typically oligos are 45 nucleotides long, labeled on the 5′ end with Cy5.

[0599] Exon-specific Cy5-labeled oligos are hybridized to the tissue cDNAs arrayed onto glass slides, and washed using standard buffers and conditions. Hybridizing signals are then quantified using a GMS Scanner.

[0600] Alternatively, tissue cDNAs are manually spotted onto Nylon membranes using a 384 pin replicator, and hybridized to ³²P-end labeled oligo probes.

[0601] Tissue cDNAs are generated from multiple RNA templates selected to provide information of relevance to the disease areas of interest and to reflect the biological mechanism of action for each protease. These templates include: human tumor cell lines, cryostat sections of primary human tumors and 32 normal human tissues to identify cancer-related genes; sections of normal, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Schizophrenia brain regions for CNS-related genes; normal and diabetic or obese skeletal muscle, adipose, or liver for metabolic-related genes; and purified hematopoeitic cells, and lymphoid tissues for immune-related genes. To characterize gene mechanism of action, tissue cDNAs are generated to reflect angiogenesis (cultured endothelial cells treated with VEGF ligand, anti-angiogenic drugs, or hypoxia), motility (A549 cells stimulated with HGF ligand, orthotopic metastases, primary tumors with matched metastatic tumors), cell cycle (Hela, H1299, and other cell lines synchronized by drug block and harvested at various times in the cell cycle), checkpoint integrity and DNA repair (p53 normal or defective cells treated with γ-radiation, UV, cis-platinum, or oxidative stress), and cell survival (cells induced to differentiate or at various stages of apoptosis).

Description of Novel Protease Polypeptides

[0602] SGPr140, SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:36 encodes a protein that is 379 amino acids long. It is classified as an Aspartylprotease, of the Pepsin A1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Eukaryotic aspartyl protease, from amino acid 65 to amino acid 378. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 356. Other domains identified within this protein are: none. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.40E−160; number of identical amino acids=263; percent identity=66%; percent similarity=76%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is CAC19554.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Chymosin [Camelus dromedarius].

[0603] SGPr197, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:37 encodes a protein that is 499 amino acids long. It is classified as an Aspartylprotease, of the Pepsin A1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolases family 2, from amino acid 199 to amino acid 230. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 32. Other domains identified within this protein are: Zn-finger in ubiquitin-hydrolases (amino acid 26 to amino acid 96) P_Score=5.6e−025. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=6.90E−137; number of identical amino acids=296; percent identity=46%; percent similarity=56%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is CAB66759.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Hypothetical histone deacetylase [Homo sapiens].

[0604] SGPr005, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:38 encodes a protein that is 390 amino acids long. It is classified as an Aspartylprotease, of the Pepsin A1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Eukaryotic aspartyl protease, from amino acid 65 to amino acid 389. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 356. Other domains identified within this protein are: none. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.40E−130; number of identical amino acids=230; percent identity=62%; percent similarity=76%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is BAB 11755.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Pepsinogen C [Rhinolophus ferrumequinum].

[0605] SGPr078, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:39 encodes a protein that is 412 amino acids long. It is classified as an Aspartylprotease, of the Pepsin A1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Eukaryotic aspartyl protease, from amino acid 70 to amino acid 409. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 356. Other domains identified within this protein are: none. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=3.20E−285; number of identical amino acids=412; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is NP_(—)001900.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Cathepsin D (lysosomal aspartyl protease) [Homo sapiens].

[0606] SGPr084, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:40 encodes a protein that is 396 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the HH family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Hedgehog amino-terminal signaling domain, from amino acid 23 to amino acid 185. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 163. Other domains identified within this protein are: Hint module amino acids 188-396; P_Score=5.9e−120. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=3.00E−259; number of identical amino acids=396; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is O43323; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: DESERT HEDGEHOG PROTEIN PRECURSOR (DHH) (HHG-3) [Homo sapiens].

[0607] SGPr009, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:41 encodes a protein that is 378 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the ICEp10 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a ICE-like protease (caspase) p20 domain, from amino acid 131 to amino acid 264. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 141. Other domains identified within this protein are: ICE-like protease (caspase) p10 domain, amino acids 291-376; profile from 1-95: Caspase recruitment domain from amino acids 2-91. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=3.50E−129; number of identical amino acids=223; percent identity=55%; percent similarity=67%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is NP_(—)033938.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Caspase 12 [Mus musculus].

[0608] SGPr286, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:42 encodes a protein that is 234 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the ICEp20 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a ICE-like protease (caspase) p20 domain, from amino acid 19 to amino acid 58. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 22 to profile position 61. Other domains identified within this protein are: ICE-like protease (caspase) p10 domain, amino acids 144-202; profile from 1-61. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=4.60E−42; number of identical amino acids=108; percent identity=46%; percent similarity=65%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is NP_(—)036246.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Caspase 14, apoptosis-related cysteine protease [Homo sapiens].

[0609] SGPr008, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:43 encodes a protein that is 669 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the PepC2 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Calpain family cysteine protease; Peptidase_C2, from amino acid 35 to amino acid 333. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 2 to profile position 344. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=9.10E−86; number of identical amino acids=229; percent identity=33%; percent similarity=53%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAD34601.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Lens-specific calpain Lp82 [Oryctolagus cuniculus].

[0610] SGPr198, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:44 encodes a protein that is 703 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the PepC2 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Calpain family cysteine protease; Peptidase_C2, from amino acid 45 to amino acid 344. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 344. Other domains identified within this protein are: Calpain large subunit, domain III, amino acids 355-512, profile from 1-163. Also three EF hand motifs at amino acids 579-607, 609-637 and 674-701; all EF hands match from 1-26 of profile. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=593; percent identity=84%; percent similarity=92%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is BAA03369.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Calpain [Rattus norvegicus].

[0611] SGPr210, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:45 encodes a protein that is 708 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the PepC2 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Calpain family cysteine protease; Peptidase_C2, from amino acid 45 to amino acid 341. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 344. Other domains identified within this protein are: Calpain large subunit, domain III, amino acids 353-499, profile from 1-163. Also one EF hand motif at amino acids 613-641; EF hand matches from 1-26 of profile. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=569; percent identity=79%; percent similarity=86%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is CAC10066.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Calpain 12 [Mus musculus].

[0612] SGPr290, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:46 encodes a protein that is 711 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the PepC2 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Calpain family cysteine protease; Peptidase_C2, from amino acid 43 to amino acid 346. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 344. Other domains identified within this protein are: Calpain large subunit, domain III, amino acids 347-490, profile from 1-163. Also two EF hand motifs at amino acids 561-593 and 595-622; EF hands match from 1-26 of profile. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=6.20E−103; number of identical amino acids=256; percent identity=39%; percent similarity=56%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAD34601.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Lens-specific calpain Lp82 [Oryctolagus cuniculus].

[0613] SGPr116, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:47 encodes a protein that is 702 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the PepC2 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Calpain family cysteine protease; Peptidase_C2, from amino acid 42 to amino acid 341. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 344. Other domains identified within this protein are: Calpain large subunit, domain III, amino acids 352-510, profile from 1-163. Also two EF hand motifs at amino acids 577-605 and 607-635; EF hands match from 1-26 of profile. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=702; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is NP_(—)008989.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Calpain 11 [Homo sapiens].

[0614] SGPr003, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:48 encodes a protein that is 513 amino acids long. It is classified as a Cysteineprotease, of the PepC2 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Calpain family cysteine protease; Peptidase_C2, from amino acid 13 to amino acid 322. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 344. Other domains identified within this protein are: Calpain large subunit, domain III, amino acids 338-494, profile from 3-163. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=513; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is NP_(—)075574.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Calpain 10 [Homo sapiens].

[0615] SGPr016, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:49 encodes a protein that is 281 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep, from amino acid 58 to amino acid 175. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 119. Other domains identified within this protein are: none. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.30E−89; number of identical amino acids=215; percent identity=52%; percent similarity=58%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is S47656; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: tMDC II (ADAM 5-like) protein—crab-eating macaque.

[0616] SGPr352, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:50 encodes a protein that is 1103 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 239 to amino acid 457. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide, from amino acids 90-201, matching profile from 1-119. Also five Thrombospondin type 1 domains from 551-601, 829-884, 888-944, 946-1002, 1007-1057. All thrombospondin type 1 domains match profile from 1-54. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=1072; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAG35563.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Zinc metalloendopeptidase [Homo sapiens].

[0617] SGPr050, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:51 encodes a protein that is 1224 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 292 to amino acid 495. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 3 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide from 111-235, matching profile from 1-119. Also has five Thrombospondin type 1 domains from 590-640, 930-986, 990-1047, 1055-1101, 1128-1180. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=6.80E−149; number of identical amino acids=385; percent identity=37%; percent similarity=53%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAG35563.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Zinc metalloendopeptidase [Homo sapiens].

[0618] SGPr282, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:52 encodes a protein that is 731 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep, from amino acid 75 to amino acid 190. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 119. Other domains identified within this protein are: Disintegrin domain at amino acids 415-487; matches profile from 4-86. Also EGF-like domain at amino acids 633-661. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=619; percent identity=85%; percent similarity=91%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is I52361; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Metalloproteinase-like, disintegrin-like, cysteine-rich protein IVa [crab-eating macaque].

[0619] SGPr046, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:53 encodes a protein that is 934 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 1 to amino acid 194. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 13 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Six Thrombospondin type 1 domains at 289-339, 569-627, 634-687, 689-736, 769-828, 844-890. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.10E−162; number of identical amino acids=320; percent identity=39%; percent similarity=56%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAG35563.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Zinc metalloendopeptidase [Homo sapiens].

[0620] SGPr060, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:54 encodes a protein that is 1428 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 639 to amino acid 860. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep from amino acids 502-615. Matches profile from 1-119. Also has one thrombospondin type 1 domain from 954-1004, matching profile from 1-54. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=5.20E−87; number of identical amino acids=250; percent identity=39%; percent similarity=55%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is NP_(—)055087.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 7 [Homo sapiens].

[0621] SGPr068, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:55 encodes a protein that is 1186 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 261 to amino acid 460. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 3 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep from amino acids 120-240, matching profile from 1-119. Also has four thrombospondin type 1 domains between 556-1021. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=624; percent identity=64%; percent similarity=77%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is O15072; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: ADAM-TS 3 PRECURSOR [Homo sapiens].

[0622] SGPr096, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:56 encodes a protein that is 1935 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 293 to amino acid 499. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep from amino acids 112-242, matching profile from 1-119. Also has 13 thrombospondin type 1 domains between 589-1733. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=1465; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is BAA92550.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: KIAA1312 protein [Homo sapiens].

[0623] SGPr119, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:57 encodes a protein that is 1505 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 259 to amino acid 467. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep from amino acids 92-215, matching profile from 1-119. Also has eight thrombospondin type 1 domains between 561-1416. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=699; percent identity=53%; percent similarity=70%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is BAA92550.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: KIAA1312 (ADAMS 9-like) protein [Homo sapiens].

[0624] SGPr143, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:58 encodes a protein that is 882 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 275 to amino acid 478. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep from amino acids 145-263, matching profile from 1-119. Also has Disintegrin motif 495-570. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=726; percent identity=99%; percent similarity=99%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is CAC16509.2; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Novel disintegrin and reprolysin metalloproteinase [Homo sapiens].

[0625] SGPr164, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:59 encodes a protein that is 978 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 243 to amino acid 452. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Reprolysin family propeptide, Pep_M12B_propep from amino acids 92-206, matching profile from 1-119. Also has three Thrombospondin type 1 domains from amino acids 545 to 978. Also has Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase motif at 855-878. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.80E−264; number of identical amino acids=465; percent identity=50%; percent similarity=67%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is XP_(—)012978.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: ADAMS-1 preproprotein [Homo sapiens].

[0626] SGPr281, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:60 encodes a protein that is 1094 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 317 to amino acid 432. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 89 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: Six Thrombospondin type 1 domains from amino acid 346 to 1030. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=4.4e−075; number of identical amino acids=287; percent identity=39%; percent similarity=55%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is NP_(—)112217.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: ADAMTS 12 [Homo sapiens].

[0627] SGPr075, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:61 encodes a protein that is 125 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the ADAM family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Reprolysin (M12B) family zinc metalloprotease, from amino acid 1 to amino acid 123. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 14 to profile position 203. Other domains identified within this protein are: none. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.10E−54; number of identical amino acids=98; percent identity=65%; percent similarity=73%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is CAC18729; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Metalloprotease/disintegrin [Rattus norvegicus].

[0628] SGPr292, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:62 encodes a protein that is 569 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the PepM10 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase_M10, Matrixin, from amino acid 56 to amino acid 267. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 171. Other domains identified within this protein are: Also has four Hemopexin domains at amino acids 333-391, 394-449, 451-499, 506-549. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=6.00E−137; number of identical amino acids=333; percent identity=57%; percent similarity=74%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAC21447.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Matrix metalloproteinase [Xenopus laevis].

[0629] SGPr069, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:63 encodes a protein that is 743 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the PepM13 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase family M13, from amino acid 535 to amino acid 742. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 225. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=581; percent identity=78%; percent similarity=90%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAG18446.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Neprilysin-like peptidase alpha [Mus musculus]. This protein is predicted to have a transmembrane helix between amino acids 13 and 35. This transmembrane region could function as a signal peptide. (TMHMM, a Hidden Markov Model based transmenbrane prediction program, Sonnhammer, et al Proc. of Sixth Int. Conf. on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, p 175-182 AAAI Press, 1998.)

[0630] SGPr212, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:64 encodes a protein that is 909 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the PepM1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase family M1, from amino acid 275 to amino acid 306. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 343 to profile position 374. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.40E−31; number of identical amino acids=55; percent identity=77%; percent similarity=87%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is BAB25647.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Probable zinc metal proteinase [Mus musculus].

[0631] SGPr049, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:65 encodes a protein that is 990 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the PepM1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase family M1, from amino acid 98 to amino acid 506. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 441. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=4.10E−220; number of identical amino acids=375; percent identity=68%; percent similarity=79%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is BAB29490.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Putative aminopeptidase [Mus musculus]. This protein is predicted to have a transmembrane helix between amino acids 13 and 35. This transmembrane region could function as a signal peptide. (TMHMM, a Hidden Markov Model based transmenbrane prediction program, Sonnhammer, et al Proc. of Sixth Int. Conf. on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology, p 175-182 AAAI Press, 1998)

[0632] SGPr026, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:66 encodes a protein that is 650 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the PepM1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase family M1, from amino acid 32 to amino acid 417. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 441. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=0; number of identical amino acids=650; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAH01064; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Hypothetical protein DKFZp547H084 [Homo sapiens].

[0633] SGPr203, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:67 encodes a protein that is 724 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the PepM1 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase family M1, from amino acid 194 to amino acid 444. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 161 to profile position 441. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.90E−276; number of identical amino acids=493; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAG22080.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: RNPEP-like protein [Homo sapiens].

[0634] SGPr157, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:68 encodes a protein that is 507 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease, of the PepM20 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase_M20, from amino acid 106 to amino acid 450. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 42 to profile position 368. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=7.50E−202; number of identical amino acids=310; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAH04271.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Hypothetical protein [Homo sapiens].

[0635] SGPr154, SEQ ID NO:34, SEQ ID NO:69 encodes a protein that is 473 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease of the PepM20 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase_M20, from amino acid 55 to amino acid 286. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 247. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=1.90E−28; number of identical amino acids=122; percent identity=31%; percent similarity=48%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is AAK22721.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: M20/M25/M40 family peptidase [Caulobacter crescentus].

[0636] SGPr088, SEQ ID NO:35, SEQ ID NO:70 encodes a protein that is 475 amino acids long. It is classified as a Metalloprotease of the PepM20 family. The protease domain in this protein matches the hidden Markov profile for a Peptidase_M20, from amino acid 22 to amino acid 417. The positions within the HMMR profile that match the protein sequence are from profile position 1 to profile position 368. Other domains identified within this protein are: None. The results of a Smith Waterman search (PAM100, gap open and extend penalties of 12 and 2) of the public database of amino acid sequences (NRAA) with this protein sequence yielded the following results: Pscore=9.8e−315; number of identical amino acids=475; percent identity=100%; percent similarity=100%; the accession number of the most similar entry in NRAA is XP_(—)008819.1; the name or description, and species, of the most similar protein in NRAA is: Hypothetical protein FLJ10830 [Homo sapiens].

Example 3 Isolation of cDNAs Encoding Mammalian Proteases

[0637] Materials and Methods

[0638] Identification of novel clones

[0639] Total RNAs are isolated using the Guanidine Salts/Phenol extraction protocol of Chomczynski and Sacchi (P. Chomczynski and N. Sacchi, Anal. Biochem. 162:156 (1987)) from primary human tumors, normal and tumor cell lines, normal human tissues, and sorted human hematopoietic cells. These RNAs are used to generate single-stranded cDNA using the Superscript Preamplification System (GIBCO BRL, Gaithersburg, Md.; Gerard, G F et al. (1989), FOCUS 11, 66) under conditions recommended by the manufacturer. A typical reaction uses 10 μg total RNA with 1.5 μg oligo(dT)₁₂₋₁₈ in a reaction volume of 60 μL. The product is treated with RNaseH and diluted to 100 μL with H₂O. For subsequent PCR amplification, 1-4 μL of this sscDNA is used in each reaction.

[0640] Degenerate oligonucleotides are synthesized on an Applied Biosystems 3948 DNA synthesizer using established phosphoramidite chemistry, precipitated with ethanol and used unpurified for PCR. These primers are derived from the sense and antisense strands of conserved motifs within the catalytic domain of several proteases. Degenerate nucleotide residue designations are: N=A, C, G, or T; R=A or G; Y=C or T; H=A, C or T not G; D=A, G or T not C; S=C or G; and W=A or T.

[0641] PCR reactions are performed using degenerate primers applied to multiple single-stranded cDNAs. The primers are added at a final concentration of 5 μM each to a mixture containing 10 mM TrisHCl, pH 8.3, 50 mM KCl, 1.5 mM MgCl₂, 200 μM each deoxynucleoside triphosphate, 0.001% gelatin, 1.5 U AmpliTaq DNA Polymerase (Perkin-Elmer/Cetus), and 1-4 μL cDNA. Following 3 min denaturation at 95° C., the cycling conditions are 94° C. for 30 s, 50° C. for 1 min, and 72° C. for 1 min 45 s for 35 cycles. PCR fragments migrating between 300-350 bp are isolated from 2% agarose gels using the GeneClean Kit (Bio101), and T-A cloned into the pCRII vector (Invitrogen Corp. U.S.A.) according to the manufacturer's protocol.

[0642] Colonies are selected for mini plasmid DNA-preparations using Qiagen columns and the plasmid DNA is sequenced using a cycle sequencing dye-terminator kit with AmpliTaq DNA Polymerase, FS (ABI, Foster City, Calif.). Sequencing reaction products are run on an ABI Prism 377 DNA Sequencer, and analyzed using the BLAST alignment algorithm (Altschul, S. F. et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215: 403-10).

[0643] Additional PCR strategies are employed to connect various PCR fragments or ESTs using exact or near exact oligonucleotide primers. PCR conditions are as described above except the annealing temperatures are calculated for each oligo pair using the formula: Tm=4(G+C)+2(A+T).

[0644] Isolation of cDNA clones:

[0645] Human cDNA libraries are probed with PCR or EST fragments corresponding to protease-related genes. Probes are ³²P-labeled by random priming and used at 2×10⁶ cpm/mL following standard techniques for library screening. Pre-hybridization (3 h) and hybridization (overnight) are conducted at 42° C. in 5×SSC, 5× Denhart's solution, 2.5% dextran sulfate, 50 mM Na₂PO₄/NaHPO₄, pH 7.0, 50% formamide with 100 mg/mL denatured salmon sperm DNA. Stringent washes are performed at 65° C. in 0.1×SSC and 0.1% SDS. DNA sequencing is carried out on both strands using a cycle sequencing dye-terminator kit with AmpliTaq DNA Polymerase, FS (ABI, Foster City, Calif.). Sequencing reaction products are run on an ABI Prism 377 DNA Sequencer.

Example 4 Expression Analysis of Mammalian Proteases

[0646] Materials and Methods

[0647] Northern blot analysis

[0648] Northern blots are prepared by running 10 μg total RNA isolated from 60 human tumor cell lines (such as HOP-92, EKVX, NCI-H23, NCI-H226, NCI-H322M, NCI-H460, NCI-H522, A549, HOP-62, OVCAR-3, OVCAR-4, OVCAR-5, OVCAR-8, IGROV1, SK-OV-3, SNB-19, SNB-75, U251, SF-268, SF-295, SF-539, CCRF-CEM, K-562, MOLT-4, HL-60, RPMI 8226, SR, DU-145, PC-3, HT-29, HCC-2998, HCT-116, SW620, Colo 205, HTC15, KM-12, UO-31, SN12C, A498, CaKi1, RXF-393, ACHN, 786-0, TK-10, LOX IMVI, Malme-3M, SK-MEL-2, SK-MEL-5, SK-MEL-28, UACC-62, UACC-257, M14, MCF-7, MCF-7/ADR RES, Hs578T, MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-435, MDA-N, BT-549, T47D), from human adult tissues (such as thymus, lung, duodenum, colon, testis, brain, cerebellum, cortex, salivary gland, liver, pancreas, kidney, spleen, stomach, uterus, prostate, skeletal muscle, placenta, mammary gland, bladder, lymph node, adipose tissue), and 2 human fetal normal tissues (fetal liver, fetal brain), on a denaturing formaldehyde 1.2% agarose gel and transferring to nylon membranes.

[0649] Filters are hybridized with random primed [α³²P]dCTP-labeled probes synthesized from the inserts of several of the protease genes. Hybridization is performed at 42° C. overnight in 6×SSC, 0.1% SDS, 1× Denhardt's solution, 100 μg/mL denatured herring sperm DNA with 1-2×10⁶ cpm/mL of ³²P-labeled DNA probes. The filters are washed in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS, 65° C., and exposed on a Molecular Dynamics phosphorimager.

[0650] Quantitative PCR analysis

[0651] RNA is isolated from a variety of normal human tissues and cell lines. Single stranded cDNA is synthesized from 10 μg of each RNA as described above using the Superscript Preamplification System (GibcoBRL). These single strand templates are then used in a 25 cycle PCR reaction with primers specific to each clone. Reaction products are electrophoresed on 2% agarose gels, stained with ethidium bromide and photographed on a UV light box. The relative intensity of the STK-specific bands were estimated for each sample.

[0652] DNA Array Based Expression Analysis

[0653] Plasmid DNA array blots are prepared by loading 0.5 μg denatured plasmid for each protease on a nylon membrane. The [γ³²P]dCTP labeled single stranded DNA probes are synthesized from the total RNA isolated from several human immune tissue sources or tumor cells (such as thymus, dendrocytes, mast cells, monocytes, B cells (primary, Jurkat, RPMI8226, SR), T cells (CD8/CD4+, TH1, TH2, CEM, MOLT4), K562 (megakaryocytes). Hybridization is performed at 42° C. for 16 hours in 6×SSC, 0.1% SDS, 1× Denhardt's solution, 100 μg/mL denatured herring sperm DNA with 106 cpm/mL of [γ³²P]dCTP labeled single stranded probe. The filters are washed in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS, 65° C., and exposed for quantitative analysis on a Molecular Dynamics phosphorimager.

Example 5 Protease Gene Expression

[0654] Vector Construction

[0655] Materials and Methods

[0656] Expression Vector Construction

[0657] Expression constructs are generated for some of the human cDNAs including: a) full-length clones in a pCDNA expression vector; and b) a GST-fusion construct containing the catalytic domain of the novel protease fused to the C-terminal end of a GST expression cassette; and c) a full-length clone containing a mutation within the predicted polypeptide cleaving site within the protease domain, inserted in the pCDNA vector.

[0658] These mutants of the protease might function as dominant negative constructs, and will be used to elucidate the function of these novel proteases.

Example 6 Generation of Specific Immunoreagents to Proteases

[0659] Materials and Methods

[0660] Specific immunoreagents are raised in rabbits against KLH- or MAP-conjugated synthetic peptides corresponding to isolated protease polypeptides. C-terminal peptides were conjugated to KLH with glutaraldehyde, leaving a free C-terminus. Internal peptides were MAP-conjugated with a blocked N-terminus. Additional immunoreagents can also be generated by immunizing rabbits with the bacterially expressed GST-fusion proteins containing the cytoplasmic domains of each novel PTK or STK.

[0661] The various immune sera are first tested for reactivity and selectivity to recombinant protein, prior to testing for endogenous sources.

[0662] Western blots

[0663] Proteins in SDS PAGE are transferred to immobilon membrane. The washing buffer is PBST (standard phosphate-buffered saline pH 7.4+0.1% Triton X-100). Blocking and antibody incubation buffer is PBST+5% milk. Antibody dilutions are varied from 1:1000 to 1:2000.

Example 7 Recombinant Expression and Biological Assays for Proteases

[0664] Materials and Methods

[0665] Transient Expression of Proteases in Mammalian Cells

[0666] The pcDNA expression plasmids (10 μg DNA/100 mm plate) containing the protease constructs are introduced into 293 cells with lipofectamine (Gibco BRL). After 72 hours, the cells are harvested in 0.5 mL solubilization buffer (20 mM HEPES, pH 7.35, 150 mM NaCl, 10% glycerol, 1% Triton X-100, 1.5 mM MgCl₂, 1 mM EGTA, 2 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride, 1 μg/mL aprotinin). Sample aliquots are resolved by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) on 6% acrylamide/0.5% bis-acrylamide gels and electrophoretically transferred to nitrocellulose. Non-specific binding is blocked by preincubating blots in Blotto (phosphate buffered saline containing 5% w/v non-fat dried milk and 0.2% v/v nonidet P-40 (Sigma)), and recombinant protein is detected using the various antipeptide or anti-GST-fusion specific antisera.

[0667] In Vitro Protease Assays

[0668] In vitro Protease Assay Using Fluorogenic Peptides

[0669] Assays are carried out using a spectrofluorometer, such as Perkin-Elmer 204S. The standard reaction mixtures (100 μl) contains 200 mM Tris-HCl, pH8.5, and 200 μM fluorogenic peptide substrate. After enzyme addition, reaction mixtures are incubated at 37° C. for 30 min and terminated by addition of 1.9 ml of 125 mM ZnSO4 (Brenner, C., and Fuller, R. S., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89:922-926). The precipitate is removed by centrifugation for 1 min in a microcentrifuge (15,000×g), and the rate of product (7-amino-4-methyl-coumarin) released into the supernatant solution is determined fluorometrically [(excitation)=385 nm, (emission)=465 nm]. Examples of substrates used in the literature include: Boc-Gly-Arg-Arg-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide (MCA), Boc-Gln-Arg-Arg-MCA, Z-Arg-Arg-MCA, and pGlu-Arg-Thr-Lys-Arg-MCA. Stock solutions (100 mM) are prepared by dissolving peptides in dimethyl sulfoxide that are then diluted in water to 1 mM working stock before use. (Details of this assay can be found in: R. Yosuf, et al. J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 275, Issue 14, 9963-9969, Apr. 7, 2000 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings.)

[0670] Protease assay in intact cells using fluorogenic peptides-

[0671] Calpain activity is measured by the rate of generation of the fluorescent product, AMC, from intracellular thiol-conjugated Boc-Leu-Met-CMAC (Rosser, B. G., Powers, S. P., and Gores, G. J. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268, 23593-23600). Cells are dispersed, grown on glass coverslips, continuously superfused with physiologic saline solution at 37° C., and sequentially imaged with a quantitative fluorescence imaging system. At t=0, Boc-Leu-Met-CMAC (10 μM, Molecular Probes) is introduced into the superfusion solution, and mean fluorescence intensity (excitation 350 nm, emission 470 nm) of individual cells is measured at 60-s intervals. At 10 min, TNF- (30 ng/ml) is added to the superfusion solution with 10 μM Boc-Leu-Met-CMAC. The slope of the fluorescence change with respect to time represents the intracellular calpain activity (Rosser, et al., 1993, J. Biol. Chem. 268:23593-23600). For calpain assays in whole cell populations, suspension cultures of cells are loaded with 10 μM Boc-Leu-Met-CMAC, and changes in intracellular fluorescence are measured prior to and after TNFalpha addition at 37° C. using a FACS Vantage system. Cellular fluorescence of AMC is measured using a 360-nm excitation filter and a 405-nm long-pass emission filter. (Details of this assay can be found in: Han, et al., 1999, J Biol Chem, 274:787-794 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings)

[0672] Protease assay using chromogenic substrates

[0673] The proteolytic activity of enzymes is measured using a commercially available assay system (Athena Environmental Sciences, Inc.). The assay employs a universal substrate of a dye-protein conjugate cross linked to a matrix. Protease activity is determined spectrophotometrically by measuring the absorbance of the dye released from the matrix to the supernatant. Reaction vials containing the enzyme and substrate are incubated for 3 h at 37° C. The activity is measured at different incubation times, and reactions are terminated by adding 500 μl of 0.2 N NaOH to each vial. The absorbance of the supernatant in each reaction vial is measured at 450 nm. The proteolytic activity is monitored using 10 μl (approximately 10 μg) of purified protein incubated with 5 μg of -casein (Sigma) in 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5) for 30 min, 1 h or 2 h at 37° C. The reaction products are resolved by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and proteins visualized by staining with Coomassie Blue (Details of this assay can be found in: Faccio, et al., 2000, J Biol Chem, 275:2581-2588 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings).

[0674] Protease assay using radiolabeled substrate bound to membranes-

[0675] Unlabeled protease is mixed with radiolabeled substrate-containing membranes in buffer (100 mM HEPES, 100 mM NaCl, 125 μM magnesium acetate, 125 μM zinc acetate, pH 7.5) and incubated at 30° C. Typically, each reaction had a final volume of 80-100 μl. Each reaction is normalized to the same final concentration of lysis buffer components (25 mM Tris, 0.1 M sorbitol, 0.5 mM EDTA, 0.01% NaN₃, pH 7.5) because the amount of membranes added to each reaction is varied. To examine metal ion specificity, reactions are assembled without substrate and pretreated with 1.125 mM 1,10-orthophenanthroline for 20 min on ice. Subsequently, metal ions and substrate-containing membranes are added, and reactions are initiated by incubation at 30° C.; the additions result in dilution of the 1,10-orthophenanthroline to a final concentration of 1 mM. The metal ions are added in the form of acetate salts from 25-100 mM stock solutions (Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, or Ca²⁺) that are first acidified with 2 mM concentrated HCl and then neutralized with 1 mM HEPES, pH 7.5; this step is necessary to achieve full solubilization of zinc acetate. For analysis by immunoprecipitation, samples are diluted 10-20× with immunoprecipitation buffer (Berkower, C., and Michaelis, S. (1991) EMBO J. 10:3777-3785) containing 0.1% SDS, cleared of insoluble material (13,000×g for 5-10 min at 4° C.), and immunoprecipitated with substrate-specific antibody. Alternatively, samples are solubilized by SDS (final concentration, 0.5%), boiled for 3 min, and directly immunoprecipitated after dilution with immunoprecipitation buffer. Immunoprecipitates are subjected to SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis as described, fixed for 7 min with 20% trichloroacetic acid, dried, and exposed to a PhosphorImager screen for detection and quantitation (Molecular Dynamics, Sunnyvale, Calif.). All of the above reagents can be purchased from Sigma. (Details of this assay can be found in: Schmidt, et al., 2000, J Biol Chem, 275:6227-6233 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings). Variation of this assay to apply to substrate not bound to membrane is straightforward.

[0676] A comprehensive discussion of various protease assays can be found in: The Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes by Alan J. Barrett (Editor), Neil D. Rawlings (Editor), J. Fred Woessner (Editor) (February 1998) Academic Press, San Diego; ISBN: 0-12-079370-9 (which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety including any figures, tables, or drawings).

[0677] Similar assays are performed on bacterially expressed GST-fusion constructs of the proteases.

Example 8a Chromosomal Localization of Proteases

[0678] Materials And Methods

[0679] Several sources were used to find information about the chromosomal localization of each of the genes described in this patent application. First, cytogenetic map locations of these contigs were found in the title or text of their Genbank record, or by inspection through the NCBI human genome map viewer (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/Entrez/hum_srch?). Alternatively, the accession number of a genomic contig (identified by BLAST against NRNA) was used to query the Entrez Genome Browser (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PMGifs/Genomes/MapViewerHelp.html), and the cytogenetic localization was read from the NCBI data. A thorough search of available literature for the cytogenetic region is also made using Medline (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/medline.html). References for association of the mapped sites with chromosomal amplifications found in human cancer can be found in: Knuutila, et al., Am J Pathol, 1998, 152:1107-1123.

[0680] Results

[0681] The chromosomal regions for mapped genes are listed Table 2. The chromosomal positions were cross-checked with the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man database (OMIM, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Omim)., which tracks genetic information for many human diseases, including cancer. References for association of the mapped sites with chromosomal abnormalities found in human cancer can be found in: Knuutila, et al., Am J Pathol, 1998, 152:1107-1123. A third source of information on mapped positions was searching published literature (at NCBI, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi) for documented association of the mapped position with human disease.

[0682] The following section describes various diseases that map to chromosomal locations established for proteases included in this patent application. The protease polynucleotides of the present invention can be used to identify individuals who have, or are at risk for developing, relevant diseases. As discussed elsewhere in this application, the polypeptides and polynucleotides of the present invention are useful in identifying compounds that modulate protease activity, and in turn ameliorate various diseases.

[0683] SGPr140 SEQ ID NO:1 1p33/1p13.3

[0684] Novel recurrent genetic imbalances in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines identified by comparative genomic hybridization. (Hepatology. 1999 April; 29(4):1208-14.) Chromosome 1 alterations in breast cancer: allelic loss on 1p and 1q is related to lymphogenic metastases and poor prognosis. (Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 1992 November; 5(4):311-20.).

[0685] SGPr197 SEQ ID NO:2 6p21.1

[0686] Genetic imbalances with impact on survival in head and neck cancer patients. (Am J Pathol. 2000 August; 157(2):369-75.). Systematic screening of the LDL-PLA2 gene for polymorphic variants and case-control analysis in schizophrenia. (Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1997 December 29; 241(3):630-5.)

[0687] SGPr005 SEQ ID NO:3 1p33

[0688] Novel recurrent genetic imbalances in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines identified by comparative genomic hybridization. (Hepatology. 1999 April; 29(4):1208-14.) Chromosome 1 alterations in breast cancer: allelic loss on 1p and 1q is related to lymphogenic metastases and poor prognosis. (Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 1992 November; 5(4):311-20.).

[0689] SGPr078 SEQ ID NO:4 11p15

[0690] Use of horizontal ultrathin gel electrophoresis to analyze allelic deletions in chromosome band 1p15.5 in gliomas. (Neuro-oncol. 2000 January; 2(1):1-5.). Loss of heterozygosity and heterogeneity of its appearance and persisting in the course of acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. (Leuk Res. 2001 January; 25(1):45-53.). Chromosomal localization of two genes underlying late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. (Neurogenetics. 1998 March; 1(3):217-22.). The usher syndromes also map to this location. (Am J Med Genet. 1999 September 24; 89(3):158-66.)

[0691] SGPr084.2 SEQ ID NO:5 12q11

[0692] Fine genetic mapping of diffuse non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma to chromosome 12q11-q13: exclusion of the mapped type II keratins. (Exp Dermatol. 1999 October; 8(5):388-91.).

[0693] SGPr009 SEQ ID NO:6 11q22

[0694] Restricted chromosome breakpoint sites on 11q22-q23.1 and 11q25 in various hematological malignancies without MLL/ALL-1 gene rearrangement. (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2001 January 1; 124(1):27-35.). Molecular characterization of deletion at 11q22.1-23.3 in mantle cell lymphoma. (Br J Haematol. 1999 March; 104(4):665-71.). Structure and chromosome localization of the human CASP8 gene (implicated in tumorigenesis, with loss of heterogeneity (LOH)). (Gene. 1999 January 21; 226(2):225-32. Reduced expression of adhesion molecules and cell signaling receptors by chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells with 11q deletion. (Blood. 1999 January 15; 93(2):624-31.).

[0695] SGPr286 SEQ ID NO:7 16p13.3

[0696] Monosomy for the most telomeric, gene-rich region of the short arm of human chromosome 16 causes minimal phenotypic effects (Eur J Hum Genet. 2001 March; 9(3):217-225.). Identification of a subtle t(16;19)(p13.3;p13.3) in an infant with multiple congenital abnormalities using a 12-colour multiplex FISH telomere assay, M-TEL. (Eur J Hum Genet. 2000 December; 8(12):903-10). Familial Mediterranean fever in the ‘Chuetas’ of Mallorca: a question of Jewish origin or genetic heterogeneity (Eur J Hum Genet. 2000 April; 8(4):242-6.). Familial mental retardation syndrome ATR-16 due to an inherited cryptic subtelomeric translocation, t(3;16)(q29;p13.3) (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 January; 66(1):16-25). Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: clues to pathogenesis. (Hum Mol Genet. 1999; 8(10):1861-6. Review).

[0697] SGPr008 SEQ ID NO:8 2p23

[0698] Familial syndromic esophageal atresia (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 February; 66(2):436-44.). Chromosomal rearrangements in acute myelogenous leukemia involving loci on chromosome (Leukemia. 1999 October; 13(10):1534-8.). Association and linkage analysis of candidate chromosomal regions in multiple sclerosis: indication of disease genes in disease genes in 12q23 and 7ptr-15 (Eur J Hum Genet. 1999 February-March; 7(2):110-6.).

[0699] SGPr198 SEQ ID NO:9 1q42

[0700] Familial effort polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy map to chromosome 1q42-43 (Am J Cardiol. 2000 March 1; 85(5):573-9.). Replication linkage study for prostate cancer susceptibility genes (Prostate. 2000 October 1; 45(2):106-14.). Linkage analyses at the chromosome 1 loci 1q24-25 (HPC1), 1q42.2-43 (PCAP), and 1p36 (CAPB) in families with hereditary prostate cancer (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 February; 66(2):539-46.). Clinical profile and long-term follow-up of 37 families with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 December; 36(7):2226-33.) Arrhythmic disorder mapped to chromosome 1q42-q43 causes malignant polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in structurally normal hearts (J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999 December; 34(7):2035-42.). Analysis of chromosome 1q42.2-43 in 152 families with high risk of prostate cancer. (Am J Hurm Genet. 1999 April; 64(4):1087-95.). A genome-wide search for susceptibility genes in human systemic lupus erythematosus sib-pair families (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1998 December 8; 95(25):14875-9.).

[0701] SGPr210 SEQ ID NO:10 19q13.2

[0702] A microdeletion in 19q13.2 associated with mental retardation, skeletal malformations, and Diamond-Blackfan anaemia suggests a novel contiguous gene syndrome (J Med Genet. 2000 February; 37(2):128-31.). A microdeletion syndrome due to a 3-Mb deletion on 19q13.2—Diamond-Blackfan anemia associated with macrocephaly, hypotonia, and psychomotor retardation. (Clin Genet. 1999 June; 55(6):487-92.). Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia: an overview. (Paediatr Drugs. 2000 September-October; 2(5):345-55. Review.) A microdeletion in 19q13.2 associated with mental retardation, skeletal malformations, and Diamond-Blackfan anaemia suggests a novel contiguous gene syndrome. (J Med Genet. 2000 February; 37(2):128-31.).

[0703] SGPr290.2 SEQ ID NO:11 2p23

[0704] Familial syndromic esophageal atresia (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 February; 66(2):436-44.). Chromosomal rearrangements in acute myelogenous leukemia involving loci on chromosome (Leukemia. 1999 October; 13(10):1534-8.). Association and linkage analysis of candidate chromosomal regions in multiple sclerosis: indication of disease genes in disease genes in 12q23 and 7ptr-15 (Eur J Hum Genet. 1999 February-March; 7(2):110-6.).

[0705] SGPr116 SEQ ID NO:12 6p12

[0706] Familial patent ductus arteriosus and bicuspid aortic valve with hand anomalies: a novel heart-hand syndrome. (Am J Med Genet. 1999 November 19; 87(2):175-9.) Char syndrome, an inherited disorder with patent ductus arteriosus, maps to chromosome 6p12-p21. (Circulation. 1999 June 15; 99(23):3036-42.). Clinical features of autosomal dominant congenital nystagmus linked to chromosome 6p12. (Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 January; 125(1):64-70.). Linkage analysis of candidate regions for coeliac disease genes. (Hum Mol Genet. 1997 August; 6(8):1335-9.). Fine mapping of MEP1A, the gene encoding the alpha subunit of the metalloendopeptidase meprin, to human chromosome 6P21. (Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1995 November 13; 216(2):630-5.). Genetic linkage studies in familial frontal epilepsy: exclusion of the human chromosome regions homologous to the El-1 mouse locus. (Epilepsy Res. 1995 November; 22(3):227-33.)

[0707] SGPr003 SEQ ID NO:13 2q37

[0708] The expression of fragile sites in lymphocytes of patients with rectum cancer and their first-degree relatives. (Cancer Lett. 2000 May 1; 152(2):201-9.). Anterior chamber eye anomalies, redundant skin and syndactyly—a new syndrome associated with breakpoints at 2q37.2 and 7q36.3. (Clin Dysmorphol. 1999 July; 8(3):157-63.). Wilms' tumor and gonadal dysgenesis in a child with the 2q37.1 deletion syndrome. (Clin Genet. 1998 April; 53(4):278-80.). A case of Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy-like syndrome complicated by several endocrinopathies: normal Gs alpha gene and chromosome 2q37. (J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 May; 83(5):1563-5.). Albright hereditary osteodystrophy and del(2) (q37.3) in four unrelated individuals. (Am J Med Genet. 1995 July 31; 58(1):1-7.). Oguchi disease: suggestion of linkage to markers on chromosome 2q. (J Med Genet. 1995 May; 32(5):396-8.). Malformation syndrome with t(2;22) in a cancer family with chromosome instability. (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1989 April; 38(2):223-7.).

[0709] SGPr016 SEQ ID NO:14 8p11.1

[0710] FGFR1 and MOZ, two key genes involved in malignant hemopathies linked to rearrangements within the chromosomal region 8p11-12. (Bull Cancer. 2000 December; 87(12):887-94. Review). 5q11, 8p11, and 10q22 are recurrent chromosomal breakpoints in prostate cancer cell lines. (Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2001 February; 30(2):187-95.). Unusual breakpoint distribution of 8p abnormalities in T-prolymphocytic leukemia: a study with YACS mapping to 8p11-p12. (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2000 September; 121(2):128-32). Loss of heterozygosity at chromosome segments 8p22 and 8p11.2-21.1 in transitional-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. (Int J Cancer. 2000 May 15; 86(4):501-5).

[0711] SGPr352 SEQ ID NO:15 19p13.3

[0712] Clinical characteristics of hereditary cerebrovascular disease in a large family from Colombia (Rev Neurol. 2000 November 16-30; 31(10):901-7.). Molecular genetic alterations in hamartomatous polyps and carcinomas of patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. (J Clin Pathol. 2001 February; 54(2):126-31.). Identification of a subtle t(16;19)(p13.3;p13.3) in an infant with multiple congenital abnormalities using a 12-colour multiplex FISH telomere assay, M-TEL. (Eur J Hum Genet. 2000 December; 8(12):903-10.). Identification of a locus for autosomal dominant polycystic liver disease, on chromosome 19p13.2-13.1. (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 December; 67(6):1598-604.). Fine mapping of a distinctive autosomal dominant vacuolar neuromyopathy using 11 novel microsatellite markers from chromosome band 19p13.3. (Eur J Hum Genet. 2000 October; 8(10):809-12.). Genomewide scan in german families reveals evidence for a novel psoriasis-susceptibility locus on chromosome 19p13. (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 October; 67(4):1020-4.). Genomewide Search in Canadian Families with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Reveals Two Novel Susceptibility Loci. (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 June; 66(6):1863-1870.)

[0713] SGPr050 SEQ ID NO:16 5q15.3

[0714] Mucolipidosis type IV: Novel MCOLN1 mutations in Jewish and non-Jewish patients and the frequency of the disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. (Hum Mutat. 2001 May; 17(5):397-402.) Myocarditis, a Rare but Severe Manifestation of Q Fever: Report of 8 Cases and Review of the Literature. (Clin Infect Dis. 2001 May 15; 32(10):1440-1447.)

[0715] SGPr282 SEQ ID NO:17 16p12.3

[0716] Linkage of benign familial infantile convulsions to chromosome 16p12-q12 suggests allelism to the infantile convulsions and choreoathetosis syndrome. (Am J Hum Genet. 2001 March; 68(3):788-94.). A second-generation genomewide screen for asthma-susceptibility alleles in a founder population. (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 November; 67(5):1154-62.). Evidence of further genetic heterogeneity in autosomal dominant medullary cystic kidney disease. (Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2000 June; 15(6):818-21.) Localization of a gene for familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy causing underexcretion-type gout to 16p12 by genome-wide linkage analysis of a large family (Arthritis Rheum. 2000 April; 43(4):925-9.). Localization of a hereditary neuroblastoma predisposition gene to 16p12-p13 (Med Pediatr Oncol. 2000 December; 35(6):526-30.). Identifying genes predisposing to atopic eczema (J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1999 ov; 104(5):1066-70.). Molecular genetics of the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses. (Epilepsia. 1999; 40 Suppl 3:29-32.). Thirty years of Batten disease research: present status and future goals. (Mol Genet Metab. 1999 April; 66(4):231-3.).

[0717] SGPr046 SEQ ID NO:18 16q23

[0718] A genome-wide family-based linkage study of coeliac disease. (Ann Hum Genet. 2000 November; 64(Pt 6):479-90.). Pleiotropic syndrome of dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis, pseudohyperkalemia, and perinatal edema maps to 16q23-q24. (Blood. 2000 October 1; 96(7):2599-605.). Identification and fine mapping of a region showing a high frequency of allelic imbalance on chromosome 16q23.2 that corresponds to a prostate cancer susceptibility locus. (Cancer Res. 2000 July 1; 60(13):3645-9.). Concurrent and independent genetic alterations in the stromal and epithelial cells of mammary carcinoma: implications for tumorigenesis. (Cancer Res. 2000 May 1; 60(9):2562-6.). A 700-kb physical map of a region of 16q23.2 homozygously deleted in multiple cancers and spanning the common fragile site FRA16D. (Cancer Res. 2000 March 15; 60(6):1690-7.). Prognostic significance of allelic imbalance of chromosome arms 7q, 8p, 16q, and 18q in stage T3N0M0 prostate cancer. (Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 1998 February; 21(2):131-43.) Loss of heterozygosity at 16q24.1-q24.2 is significantly associated with metastatic and aggressive behavior of prostate cancer. (Cancer Res. 1997 August 15; 57(16):3356-9.).

[0719] SGPr060 SEQ ID NO:19 15q26

[0720] A genome-wide search for susceptibility genes in human systemic lupus erythematosus sib-pair families. (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1998 December 8; 95(25):14875-9.). Linkage analysis of candidate regions for coeliac disease genes. (Hum Mol Genet. 1997 August; 6(8):1335-9.).

[0721] SGPr068 SEQ ID NO:20 10q22

[0722] Autosomal dominant myofibrillar myopathy with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy linked to chromosome 10q. (Ann Neurol. 1999 November; 46(5):684-92.) Construction of a high-resolution physical map of the chromosome 10q22-q23 dilated cardiomyopathy locus and analysis of candidate genes. (Genomics. 2000 July 15; 67(2):109-27.). Chromosomal basis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. (Cancer Invest. 1999; 17(6):441-7.) Allele loss in colorectal cancer at the Cowden disease/juvenile polyposis locus on 10q (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1997 August; 97(1):64-9.) Identification of a genetic locus for familial atrial fibrillation. (N Engl J Med. 1997 March 27; 336(13):905-11.).

[0723] SGPr096 SEQ ID NO:21 3p14

[0724] The relationship between genetic susceptibility to head and neck cancer with the expression of common fragile sites. (Head Neck. 2000 September; 22(6):591-8.). Concurrent and independent genetic alterations in the stromal and epithelial cells of mammary carcinoma: implications for tumorigenesis. (Cancer Res. 2000 May 1; 60(9):2562-6.) Prognostic implication of microsatellite alteration profiles in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. (Clin Cancer Res. 2000 February; 6(2):559-65). Loss of heterozygosity at chromosomes 3, 6, 8, 11, 16, and 17 in ovarian cancer: correlation to clinicopathological variables. (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2000 October 1; 122(1):49-54.).

[0725] SGPr119 SEQ ID NO:22 12q11

[0726] Fine genetic mapping of diffuse non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma to chromosome 12q11-q13: exclusion of the mapped type II keratins. (Exp Dermatol. 1999 October; 8(5):388-91.).

[0727] SGPr143 SEQ ID NO:23 20p13

[0728] Hallervorden-Ppatz disease (OMIM 234200).

[0729] SGPr164 SEQ ID NO:24 11q25

[0730] Deletion mapping of chromosome segment 11q24-q25, exhibiting extensive allelic loss in early onset breast cancer. (Int J Cancer. 2001 April 15; 92(2):208-13.). Restricted chromosome breakpoint sites on 11q22-q23.1 and 11q25 in various hematological malignancies without MLL/ALL-1 gene rearrangement. (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2001 January 1; 124(1):27-35.). Autozygosity mapping, to chromosome 11q25, of a rare autosomal recessive syndrome causing histiocytosis, joint contractures, and sensorineural deafness. (Am J Hum Genet. 1998 May; 62(5):1123-8.). Tertiary trisomy (22q11q),47,+der(22),t(11;22). (Hum Genet. 1980 February; 53(2):173-7.).

[0731] SGPr281 SEQ ID NO:25 5q31

[0732] Interleukin-5 is at 5q31 and is deleted in the 5q- syndrome. (Blood. 1988 April; 71(4):1150-2.). Lack of association between the interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF1) locus at 5q31.1 and multiple sclerosis in Germany, northern Italy, Sardinia and Sweden. (Genes Immun. 2000; 1(4):290-2.). Childhood asthma: aspects of global environment, genetics and management. (Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2000 November; 23(11):641-61. Review.). Association and linkage of atopic dermatitis with chromosome 13q12-14 and 5q31-33 markers. J Invest Dermatol. 2000 November; 115(5):906-8. Deletion of 5q31 is observed in megakaryocytic cells in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and a del(5q), including the 5q- syndrome. (Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2000 December; 29(4):350-2.). Ethnic differences in genetic susceptibility to atopy and asthma in Singapore. (Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2000 May; 29(3):346-50. Review.). Genomewide scan for prostate cancer-aggressiveness loci. (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 July; 67(1):92-9.). Molecular genetic analysis of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. (Gynecol Oncol. 2000 May; 77(2):283-8.).

[0733] SGPr075 SEQ ID NO:26 Unmapped

[0734] SGPr292.2 SEQ ID NO:27 10q26

[0735] Sequence homology between 4qter and 10qter loci facilitates the instability of subtelomeric KpnI repeat units implicated in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. (Am J Hum Genet. 1998 July; 63(1):181-90.) Frequent loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 10q in muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinomas of the bladder. (Oncogene. 1997 June 26; 14(25):3059-66.). Allelic loss on chromosome 10 in prostate adenocarcinoma (Cancer Res. 1996 May 1; 56(9):2143-7.) Severe midline fusion defects in a newborn with 10q26—qter deletion. (Ann Genet. 1989; 32(2):124-5.)

[0736] SGPr069 SEQ ID NO:28 1p36.3

[0737] Neurodevelopmental profile of a new dysmorphic syndrome associated with submicroscopic partial deletion of 1p36.3. (Dev Med Child Neurol. 2000 March; 42(3):201-6.). Molecular Cytogenetics in Ewing Tumors: Diagnostic and Prognostic Information. (Onkologie. 2000 October; 23(5):416-422.). Significance of the small subtelomeric area of chromosome 1 (1p36.3) in the progression of malignant melanoma: FISH deletion screening with YAC DNA probes. (Virchows Arch. 1999 August; 435(2):105-11). Allelic loss on chromosome 1 is associated with tumor progression of cervical carcinoma (Cancer. 1999 October 1; 86(7):1294-8). Terminal deletion, del(1)(p36.3), detected through screening for terminal deletions in patients with unclassified malformation syndromes. (Am J Med Genet. 1999 January 29; 82(3):249-53). Partial monosomy of chromosome 1p36.3: characterization of the critical region and delineation of a syndrome. (Am J Med Genet. 1995 December 4; 59(4):467-75). Consistent association of 1p loss of heterozygosity with pheochromocytomas from patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndromes. (Cancer Res. 1992 February 15; 52(4):770-4.).

[0738] SGPr212 SEQ ID NO:29 9q22

[0739] Chromosome 9 deletions and recurrence of superficial bladder cancer: identification of four regions of prognostic interest. (Oncogene. 2000 December 14; 19(54):6317-23). Exclusion of NFIL3 as the gene causing hereditary sensory neuropathy type I by mutation analysis. (Hum Genet. 2000 June; 106(6):594-6). Chromosomal imbalances are associated with a high risk of progression in early invasive (pT1) urinary bladder cancer (Cancer Res. 1999 November 15; 59(22):5687-91). Brachydactyly type B: linkage to chromosome 9q22 and evidence for genetic heterogeneity. (Am J Hum Genet. 1999 February; 64(2):578-85). A YAC-based transcript map of human chromosome 9q22.1-q22.3 encompassing the loci for hereditary sensory neuropathy type I and multiple self-healing squamous epithelioma. (Genomics. 1998 July 15; 51(2):277-81). Molecular analysis of childhood primitive neuroectodermal tumors defines markers associated with poor outcome. (J Clin Oncol. 1998 July; 16(7):2478-85). Mutilating neuropathic ulcerations in a chromosome 3q13-q22 linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2B family. (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1997 June; 62(6):570-3).

[0740] SGPr049 SEQ ID NO:30 5q23.3/5q31

[0741] Interleukin-5 is at 5q31 and is deleted in the 5q- syndrome. (Blood. 1988 April; 71(4):1150-2.). Lack of association between the interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF1) locus at 5q31.1 and multiple sclerosis in Germany, northern Italy, Sardinia and Sweden. (Genes Immun. 2000; 1(4):290-2.). Childhood asthma: aspects of global environment, genetics and management. (Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2000 November; 23(11):641-61. Review.). Association and linkage of atopic dermatitis with chromosome 13q12-14 and 5q31-33 markers. J Invest Dermatol. 2000 November; 115(5):906-8. Deletion of 5q31 is observed in megakaryocytic cells in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and a del(5q), including the 5q- syndrome. (Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2000 December; 29(4):350-2.). Ethnic differences in genetic susceptibility to atopy and asthma in Singapore. (Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2000 May; 29(3):346-50. Review.). Genomewide scan for prostate cancer-aggressiveness loci. (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 July; 67(1):92-9.). Molecular genetic analysis of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. (Gynecol Oncol. 2000 May; 77(2):283-8.).

[0742] SGPr026 SEQ ID NO:31 1q31

[0743] Genomewide search and genetic localization of a second gene associated with autosomal dominant branchio-oto-renal syndrome: clinical and genetic implications. (Am J Hum Genet. 2000 May; 66(5):1715-20.). Jumping translocations involving chromosome 1q in a patient with Crohn disease and acute monocytic leukemia: a review of the literature on jumping translocations in hematological malignancies and Crohn disease (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1999 March; 109(2):144-9. Review). Molecular analysis of childhood primitive neuroectodermal tumors defines markers associated with poor outcome. (J Clin Oncol. 1998 July; 16(7):2478-85). Mapping a gene (SRN1) to chromosome 1q25-q31 in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome confirms a distinct entity of autosomal recessive nephrosis. (Hum Mol Genet. 1995 November; 4(11):2155-8).

[0744] SGPr203 SEQ ID NO:32 2q37

[0745] The expression of fragile sites in lymphocytes of patients with rectum cancer and their first-degree relatives. (Cancer Lett. 2000 May 1; 152(2):201-9.). Anterior chamber eye anomalies, redundant skin and syndactyly—a new syndrome associated with breakpoints at 2q37.2 and 7q36.3. (Clin Dysmorphol. 1999 July; 8(3):157-63.). Wilms' tumor and gonadal dysgenesis in a child with the 2q37.1 deletion syndrome. (Clin Genet. 1998 April; 53(4):278-80). Albright hereditary osteodystrophy and del(2) (q37.3) in four unrelated individuals. (Am J Med Genet. 1995 July 31; 58(1):1-7). Oguchi disease: suggestion of linkage to markers on chromosome 2q. (J Med Genet. 1995 May; 32(5):396-8). Malformation syndrome with t(2;22) in a cancer family with chromosome instability. (Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1989 April; 38(2):223-7).

[0746] SGPr157 SEQ ID NO:33 18q22.3

[0747] Psychiatric disorder in a familial 15;18 translocation and sublocalization of myelin basic protein of 18q22.3. (Am J Med Genet. 1996 April 9; 67(2):154-61.).

[0748] SGPr154 SEQ ID NO:34 1q32.1

[0749] Oncogene amplification in human gliomas: a molecular cytogenetic analysis. (Oncogene. 1994 September; 9(9):2717-22).

[0750] SGPr088 SEQ ID NO:35 18q23

[0751] Molecular characterization of patients with 18q23 deletions. (Am J Hum Genet. 1997 April; 60(4):860-8.) Unbalanced translocation, t(18;21), detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in a child with 18q- syndrome and a ring chromosome 21. (Am J Med Genet. 1993 July 1; 46(6):647-51).

Example 8b Candidate Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)

[0752] Materials And Methods

[0753] The most common variations in human DNA are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which occur approximately once every 100 to 300 bases. Because SNPs are expected to facilitate large-scale association genetics studies, there has recently been great interest in SNP discovery and detection. Candidate SNPs for the genes in this patent were identified by blastn searching the nucleic acid sequences against the public database of sequences containing documented SNPs (dbSNP, at NCBI, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/SNP/snpblastpretty.html). dbSNP accession numbers for the SNP-containing sequences are given. SNPs were also identified by comparing several databases of expressed genes (dbEST, NRNA) and genomic sequence (i.e., NRNA) for single basepair mismatches. The results are shown in Table 1, in the column labeled “SNPs”. These are candidate SNPs—their actual frequency in the human population was not determined. The code below is standard for representing DNA sequence:

[0754] G=Guanosine

[0755] A=Adenosine

[0756] T=Thymidine

[0757] C=Cytidine

[0758] R=G or A, puRine

[0759] Y=C or T, pYrimidine

[0760] K=G or T, Keto

[0761] W=A or T, Weak (2 H-bonds)

[0762] S=C or G, Strong (3 H-bonds)

[0763] M=A or C, aMino

[0764] B=C, G or T (i.e., not A)

[0765] D=A, G or T (i.e., not C)

[0766] H=A, C or T (i.e., not G)

[0767] V=A, C or G (i.e., not T)

[0768] N=A, C, G or T, aNy

[0769] X=A, C, G or T complementary G A T C R Y W S K M B V D H N X DNA +−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+−+ strands C T A G Y R S W M K V B H D N X

[0770] For example, if two versions of a gene exist, one with a “C” at a given position, and a second one with a “T: at the same position, then that position is represented as a Y, which means C or T. SNPs may be important in identifying heritable traits associated with a gene.

[0771] Results

[0772] The results of SNP identification are contained in Table 2 above, and in Example 1, under the section entitled DESCRIPTION OF NOVEL PROTEASE POLYNUCLEOTIDES. As discussed above, a variety of SNPs were identified in the protease polynucleotides of the present invention.

Example 9 Demonstration of Gene Amplification by Southern Blotting

[0773] Materials and Methods

[0774] Nylon membranes are purchased from Boehringer Mannheim. Denaturing solution contains 0.4 M NaOH and 0.6 M NaCl. Neutralization solution contains 0.5 M Tris-HCL, pH 7.5 and 1.5 M NaCl. Hybridization solution contains 50% formamide, 6×SSPE, 2.5× Denhardt's solution, 0.2 mg/mL denatured salmon DNA, 0.1 mg/mL yeast tRNA, and 0.2% sodium dodecyl sulfate. Restriction enzymes are purchased from Boehringer Mannheim. Radiolabeled probes are prepared using the Prime-it II kit by Stratagene. The β-actin DNA fragment used for a probe template is purchased from Clontech.

[0775] Genomic DNA is isolated from a variety of tumor cell lines (such as MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, Calu-6, A549, HCT-15, HT-29, Colo 205, LS-180, DLD-1, HCT-116, PC3, CAPAN-2, MIA-PaCa-2, PANC-1, AsPc-1, BxPC-3, OVCAR-3, SKOV3, SW 626 and PA-1, and from two normal cell lines.

[0776] A 10 μg aliquot of each genomic DNA sample is digested with EcoR I restriction enzyme and a separate 10 μg sample is digested with Hind III restriction enzyme. The restriction-digested DNA samples are loaded onto a 0.7% agarose gel and, following electrophoretic separation, the DNA is capillary-transferred to a nylon membrane by standard methods (Sambrook, J. et al. (1989) Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Example 10 Detection of Protein-Protein Interaction Through Phage Display

[0777] Materials And Methods

[0778] Phage display provides a method for isolating molecular interactions based on affinity for a desired bait. cDNA fragments cloned as fusions to phage coat proteins are displayed on the surface of the phage. Phage(s) interacting with a bait are enriched by affinity purification and the insert DNA from individual clones is analyzed.

[0779] T7 Phage Display Libraries

[0780] All libraries were constructed in the T7Select1-1b vector (Novagen) according to the manufacturer's directions.

[0781] Bait Presentation

[0782] Protein domains to be used as baits are generated as C-terminal fusions to GST and expressed in E. coli. Peptides are chemically synthesized and biotinylated at the N-terminus using a long chain spacer biotin reagent.

[0783] Selection

[0784] Aliquots of refreshed libraries (10¹⁰-10¹² pfu) supplemented with PanMix and a cocktail of E. coli inhibitors (Sigma P-8465) are incubated for 1-2 hrs at room temperature with the immobilized baits. Unbound phage is extensively washed (at least 4 times) with wash buffer.

[0785] After 3-4 rounds of selection, bound phage is eluted in 100 μL of 1% SDS and plated on agarose plates to obtain single plaques.

[0786] Identification of insert DNAs

[0787] Individual plaques are picked into 25 μL of 10 mM EDTA and the phage is disrupted by heating at 70° C. for 10 min. 2 μL of the disrupted phage are added to 50 μL PCR reaction mix. The insert DNA is amplified by 35 rounds of thermal cycling (94° C., 50 sec; 50° C., 1 min; 72° C., 1 min).

[0788] Composition of Buffer

[0789] 10× PanMix

[0790] 5% Triton X-100

[0791] 10% non-fat dry milk (Carnation)

[0792] 10 mM EGTA

[0793] 250 mM NaF

[0794] 250 μg/mL Heparin (sigma)

[0795] 250 μg/mL sheared, boiled salmon sperm DNA (sigma)

[0796] 0.05% Na azide

[0797] Prepared in PBS

[0798] Wash Buffer

[0799] PBS supplemented with:

[0800] 0.5% NP-40

[0801] 25 μl g/mL heparin

[0802] PCR reaction mix

[0803] 1.0 mL 10×PCR buffer (Perkin-Elmer, with 15 mM Mg)

[0804] 0.2 mL each dNTPs (10 mM stock)

[0805] 0.1 mL T7UP primer (15 pmol/μL) GGAGCTGTCGTATTCCAGTC

[0806] 0.1 nL T7DN primer (15 pmol/μL) AACCCCTCAAGACCCGTTTAG

[0807] 0.2 mL 25 mM MgCl₂ or MgSO₄ to compensate for EDTA

[0808] Q.S. to 10 mL with distilled water

[0809] Add 1 unit of Taq polymerase per 50 μL reaction

[0810] LIBRARY: T7 Select1-H441

CONCLUSION

[0811] One skilled in the art would readily appreciate that the present invention is well adapted to carry out the objects and obtain the ends and advantages mentioned, as well as those inherent therein. The molecular complexes and the methods, procedures, treatments, molecules, specific compounds described herein are presently representative of preferred embodiments, are exemplary, and are not intended as limitations on the scope of the invention. It will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art that varying substitutions and modifications may be made to the invention disclosed herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

[0812] All patents and publications mentioned in the specification are indicative of the levels of those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains. All patents and publications are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

[0813] The invention illustratively described herein suitably may be practiced in the absence of any element or elements, limitation or limitations which is not specifically disclosed herein. Thus, for example, in each instance herein any of the terms “comprising,” “consisting essentially of” and “consisting of” may be replaced with either of the other two terms. The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention that in the use of such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed. Thus, it should be understood that although the present invention has been specifically disclosed by preferred embodiments and optional features, modification and variation of the concepts herein disclosed may be resorted to by those skilled in the art, and that such modifications and variations are considered to be within the scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

[0814] In addition, where features or aspects of the invention are described in terms of Markush groups, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is also thereby described in terms of any individual member or subgroup of members of the Markush group. For example, if X is described as selected from the group consisting of bromine, chlorine, and iodine, claims for X being bromine and claims for X being bromine and chlorine are fully described.

[0815] In view of the degeneracy of the genetic code, other combinations of nucleic acids also encode the claimed peptides and proteins of the invention. For example, all four nucleic acid sequences GCT, GCC, GCA, and GCG encode the amino acid alanine. Therefore, if for an amino acid there exists an average of three codons, a polypeptide of 100 amino acids in length will, on average, be encoded by 3100, or 5×1047, nucleic acid sequences. Thus, a nucleic acid sequence can be modified to form a second nucleic acid sequence, encoding the same polypeptide as encoded by the first nucleic acid sequences, using routine procedures and without undue experimentation. Thus, all possible nucleic acids that encode the claimed peptides and proteins are also fully described herein, as if all were written out in full taking into account the codon usage, especially that preferred in humans. Furthermore, changes in the amino acid sequences of polypeptides, or in the corresponding nucleic acid sequence encoding such polypeptide, may be designed or selected to take place in an area of the sequence where the significant activity of the polypeptide remains unchanged. For example, an amino acid change may take place within a β-turn, away from the active site of the polypeptide. Also changes such as deletions (e.g. removal of a segment of the polypeptide, or in the corresponding nucleic acid sequence encoding such polypeptide, which does not affect the active site) and additions (e.g. addition of more amino acids to the polypeptide sequence without affecting the function of the active site, such as the formation of GST-fusion proteins, or additions in the corresponding nucleic acid sequence encoding such polypeptide without affecting the function of the active site) are also within the scope of the present invention. Such changes to the polypeptides can be performed by those with ordinary skill in the art using routine procedures and without undue experimentation. Thus, all possible nucleic and/or amino acid sequences that can readily be determined not to affect a significant activity of the peptide or protein of the invention are also fully described herein.

[0816] The invention has been described broadly and generically herein. Each of the narrower species and subgeneric groupings falling within the generic disclosure also form part of the invention. This includes the generic description of the invention with a proviso or negative limitation removing any subject matter from the genus, regardless of whether or not the excised material is specifically recited herein.

[0817] Other embodiments are within the following claims.

1 105 1 1140 DNA Homo sapiens 1 atgaggggcc ttgtggtatt ccttgcagtc tttgctctct ctgaggtcaa tgccatcacc 60 agggttcctc tgcacaaagg gaagtcgctg aggagggccc tgaaggagcg caggctcctg 120 gaggacttcc tgaggaatca ccattatgca gtcagcagga agcactccag ctctggggtg 180 gtggccagcg agtctctgac caactacctg gattgtcagt actttgggaa gatctacatc 240 gggacccttc cccagaagtt caccttggtg tttgatacag gctccccgga tatctgggtg 300 ccctctgtct actgcaacag tgatgcctgt cagaaccacc aacgcttcga tccgtccaag 360 tcctccaccc agaacatggg caagtccctg tccatccagt atggcacagg cagcatgcgg 420 ggcttgctgg gctatgacac tgtcaccgtc tccaacattg tggaccccca ccagactgtg 480 ggtctgagca cccaggaacc tggcgacgtc ttcacctact ccgagtttga tgggatcctg 540 gggctggcct atccctctct tgcctctgag tacgcgctgc gccttggttt caggaatgac 600 caggggagca tgctcacgct gagggccatt gatctgtcgt actacacagg ctccctgcac 660 tggataccca tgactgcaag aatactggca gttcactgtg gacaggaagg acctggggag 720 ggagggctgg atgaggccat cttgcatacc tttggaagtg tcatcattga cggcgtggtg 780 gtggcctgtg acggtggctg tcaggccatc ctggacaccg gcacctccct gctggtgggg 840 cctggtggca acatcctcaa catccagcag gccattggac gcactgcggg ccagtacaat 900 gagtttgaca tcgactgcgg gcgcctgagc agcattccca cggctgtctt cgagatccac 960 ggcaagaagt accccctgcc accctccgcc tataccagcc aggaccaggg cttctgcacc 1020 agtggtttcc agggtgacta tagttcccag cagtggatcc tggggaatgt cttcatctgg 1080 gagtattaca gtgtctttga caggaccaat aaccgtgtgg ggctggcgaa ggctgtctga 1140 2 1500 DNA Homo sapiens 2 atggatagat gcaaacatgt agggcggtta cggctcgccc aggaccactc catcctgaac 60 cctcagaagt ggtgctgctt agagtgtgcc accaccgagt ccgtgtgggc ctgcctcaag 120 tgctcccacg tggcctgcgg ccgctatatt gaggaccacg ccctgaaaca ctttgaggag 180 acgggacacc cgctagccat ggaagtccgg gatctctacg tgttctgtta cctgtgcaag 240 gactacgtgc tcaatgataa cccagagggg gacctgaagc tgctaagaag ctccctcctg 300 gcggtccggg gccagaaaca ggacacgccg gtgagacgtg ggcggacgct gcggtccatg 360 gcttcgggtg aggacgtggt cctgccgcag cgcgctcctc agggacagcc gcagatgctc 420 acggctctgt ggtaccggcg tcagcgcctg ctggccagga cgctgcggct gtggttcgag 480 aagagctccc ggggccaggc gaagctggag cagcggcggc aggaggaggc cctggagcgc 540 aagaaggagg aggcgcggag gcggcggcgc gagccggcca tggccccagg cgtcacgggc 600 ctgcgcaacc tgggcaacac ctgctacatg aactccatcc tccaggtgct cagccacctc 660 cagaagttcc gagaatgttt cctcaacctt gacccttcca aaacggaaca tctgtttccc 720 aaagccacca acgggaagac tcagctttct ggcaagccaa ccaacagctc ggccacggag 780 ctgtccttga gaaatgacag ggccgaggca tgcgagcggg agggtttctg ctggaacggc 840 agggcctcca ttagtcggag tctggagctc atccagaaca aggagccgag ttcaaagcac 900 atttccctct gccgtgaact gcacaccctc ttccgagtca tgtggtccgg gaagtgggcc 960 ctagtgtcgc ccttcgccat gctccactca gtgtggagcc tgatccctgc cttccgcggc 1020 tacgaccaac aggacgcgca ggaatttctc tgcgagctgc tgcacaaggt gcagcaggaa 1080 ctcgagtctg agggcaccac acgccggatc ctcatcccct tctcccagag gaagctcacc 1140 aaacaggtct taaaggtggt gaataccata tttcatgggc agctgctcag tcagggaagg 1200 tggtctggcc gtaatcatcg agagaagatt ggggtccatg tcgtctttga ccaggtatta 1260 accatggaac cttactgctg cagggacatg ctctcctctc ttgacaaaga gacctttgcc 1320 tatgatctct ccgcagtggt catgcatcac gggaaagggt ttggctcagg acactacaca 1380 gcctattgct acaacacaga gggaggggag cagacccagg gtttggccat caccaaccgg 1440 gagtacggcc taagccagag ggagctggca ccaccttcga aagcattccc tttgatgtga 1500 3 1173 DNA Homo sapiens 3 atggggccaa gactcattcc gtttctattt ttgtttgttt accctattct ctgcaggatc 60 attctgagga aaggcaagtc tatccgccag agaatggagg agcagggtgt actggagacg 120 tttctgaggg accacccaaa ggctgatcca attgccaagt attatttcaa taatgatgct 180 gttgcttatg agcccttcac caactacctg gattctttct actttgggga gatcagcact 240 gggacaccac cccaaaattt cctagtctct ttgatacggg ttcctccaat ctgtagcctg 300 ccctccatct actgccagag ccaagtctgc tccaatcaca acaggttcaa tcccagcctg 360 tcctccacct tcagaaacga tggacaaacc tatggactat cctatgggag tggcagcctg 420 agtgtgttcc tgggctatga cactgtgact gttcataaca tcgttgtcaa taaccaggag 480 tttggcctga gtgagaatga gcccagcgac cccttttact attcagactt tgacgggatc 540 ctgggaatgg cctacccaaa catggcagag gggaattccc ctacagtaat gcaggggatg 600 ctgcagcaga gccagcttac tcagcccgtc ttcagcttct acttcacctg ccagccaacc 660 cgccagtatt gtggagagct catccttgga ggtgtggacc ccaaccttta ttctggtcag 720 atcatctgga cccctgtcag cccggaactg tactggcaga ttgccatcga ggaatttgcc 780 atcggtaacc aggccactgg cttgtgctct gagggttgcc aggccattgt ggataccgag 840 accttcctgc tggcagttcc tcagcagtac atggcctcct tcctgcaggc aacaggaccc 900 cagcaggctc agaatggtga ctttgtggtc aactgcagct acatacagag catgcccacc 960 atcaccttca tcatcggcgg ggcccagttt cctctgcctc cctctgaata tgtcttcaat 1020 aacaatggct actgcaggct tggaactgag gccacctgcc tgccctcccg cagtgggcag 1080 cccctctgga ttctggggga tgtcttcctc aaggaatatt gctctgtcta tgacatggcc 1140 aacaacaggg tgggctttgc cttctctgcc tag 1173 4 1239 DNA Homo sapiens 4 atgcagccct ccagccttct gccgctcgcc ctctgcctgc tggctgcacc cgcctccgcg 60 ctcgtcagga tcccgctgca caagttcacg tccatccgcc ggaccatgtc ggaggttggg 120 ggctctgtgg aggacctgat tgccaaaggc cccgtctcaa agtactccca ggcggtgcca 180 gccgtgaccg aggggcccat tcccgaggtg ctcaagaact acatggacgc ccagtactac 240 ggggagattg gcatcgggac gcccccccag tgcttcacag tcgtcttcga cacgggctcc 300 tccaacctgt gggtcccctc catccactgc aaactgctgg acatcgcttg ctggatccac 360 cacaagtaca acagcgacaa gtccagcacc tacgttaaga atggtacctc gtttgacatc 420 cactatggct cgggcagcct ctccgggtac ctgagccagg acactgtgtc ggtgccctgc 480 cagtcagcgt cgtcagcctc tgccctgggc ggtgtcaaag tggagaggca ggtctttggg 540 gaggccacca agcagccagg catcaccttc atcgcagcca agttcgatgg catcctgggc 600 atggcctacc cccgcatctc cgtcaacaac gtgctgcccg tcttcgacaa cctgatgcag 660 cagaagctgg tggaccagaa catcttctcc ttctacctga gcagggaccc agatgcgcag 720 cctgggggtg agctgatgct gggtggcaca gactccaagt attacaaggg ttctctgtcc 780 tacctgaatg tcacccgcaa ggcctactgg caggtccacc tggaccaggt ggaggtggcc 840 agcgggctga ccctgtgcaa ggagggctgt gaggccattg tggacacagg cacttccctc 900 atggtgggcc cggtggatga ggtgcgcgag ctgcagaagg ccatcggggc cgtgccgctg 960 attcagggcg agtacatgat cccctgtgag aaggtgtcca ccctgcccgc gatcacactg 1020 aagctgggag gcaaaggcta caagctgtcc ccagaggact acacgctcaa ggtgtcgcag 1080 gccgggaaga ccctctgcct gagcggcttc atgggcatgg acatcccgcc acccagcggg 1140 ccactctgga tcctgggcga cgtcttcatc ggccgctact acactgtgtt tgaccgtgac 1200 aacaacaggg tgggcttcgc cgaggctgcc cgcctctag 1239 5 1191 DNA Homo sapiens 5 atggctctcc tgaccaatct actgcccctg tgctgcttgg cacttctggc gctgccagcc 60 cagagctgcg ggccgggccg ggggccggtt ggccggcgcc gctatgcgcg caagcagctc 120 gtgccgctac tctacaagca atttgtgccc ggcgtgccag agcggaccct gggcgccagt 180 gggccagcgg aggggagggt ggcaaggggc tccgagcgct tccgggacct cgtgcccaac 240 tacaaccccg acatcatctt caaggatgag gagaacagtg gagccgaccg cctgatgacc 300 gagcgttgta aggagcgggt gaacgctttg gccattgccg tgatgaacat gtggcccgga 360 gtgcgcctac gagtgactga gggctgggac gaggacggcc accacgctca ggattcactc 420 cactacgaag gccgtgcttt ggacatcact acgtctgacc gcgaccgcaa caagtatggg 480 ttgctggcgc gcctcgcagt ggaagccggc ttcgactggg tctactacga gtcccgcaac 540 cacgtccacg tgtcggtcaa agctgataac tcactggcgg tccgggcggg cggctgcttt 600 ccgggaaatg caactgtgcg cctgtggagc ggcgagcgga aagggctgcg ggaactgcac 660 cgcggagact gggttttggc ggccgatgcg tcaggccggg tggtgcccac gccggtgctg 720 ctcttcctgg accgggactt gcagcgccgg gcttcatttg tggctgtgga gaccgagtgg 780 cctccacgca aactgttgct cacgccctgg cacctggtgt ttgccgctcg agggccggcg 840 cccgcgccag gcgactttgc accggtgttc gcgcgccggc tacgcgctgg ggactcggtg 900 ctggcgcccg gcggggatgc gcttcggcca gcgcgcgtgg cccgtgtggc gcgggaggaa 960 gccgtgggcg tgttcgcgcc gctcaccgcg cacgggacgc tgctggtgaa cgatgtcctg 1020 gcctcttgct acgcggttct ggagagtcac cagtgggcgc accgcgcttt tgcccccttg 1080 agactgctgc acgcgctagg ggcgctgctc cccggcgggg ccgtccagcc gactggcatg 1140 cattggtact ctcggctcct ctaccgctta gcggaggagc tactgggctg a 1191 6 1137 DNA Homo sapiens 6 atggctgaga aaccatccaa cggtgttctg gtccacatgg tgaagttgct gatcaagacc 60 tttctagatg gcatttttga tgatttgatg gaaaataatg tattaaatac agatgagata 120 caccttatag gaaaatgtct aaagtttgtg gtgagcaatg ctgaaaacct ggttgatgat 180 atcactgaga cagctcaaac tgcaggcaaa atatttaggg aacacctgtg gaattccaaa 240 aaacagctga gttcaatttt tttctctctt tcagcttttc tggaaatcca gggtgcccaa 300 cccagtggca agttaaagct ttgtcctcat gctcacttcc atgaactaaa gacaaaaagg 360 gcagatgaga tatatccagt gatggagaaa gagaggcgaa catgcctggg cctcaacatc 420 cgcaacaaag aattcaacta tcttcataat cgaaatggtt ctgaacttga ccttttgggg 480 atgcgagatc tacttgaaaa ccttggatac tcagtggtta taaaagagaa tctcacagct 540 caggaaatgg aaacagcact aaggcagttt gctgctcacc cagagcacca gtcctcagac 600 agcacattcc tggtgtttat gtcacatagc atcctgaatg gaatctgtgg gaccaagcac 660 tgggatcaag agccagatgt tcttcacgat gacaccatct ttgaaatttt caacaaccgt 720 aactgccaga gtctgaaaga caaacccaag gtcatcatca tgcaagcctg ccgaggcaat 780 ggtgctggga ttgtttggtt caccactgac agtggaaaag ccggtgcaga tactcatggt 840 cggctcttgc aaggtaacat ctgtaatgat gctgttacaa aggctcatgt ggaaaaggac 900 ttcattgctt tcaaatcttc cacaccacat aatgtttctt ggagacatga aacaaatggc 960 tctgtcttca tttcccaaat tatctactac ttcagagagt attcttggag tcatcatcta 1020 gaggaaattt ttcaaaaggt tcaacattca tttgagaccc caaatatact gacccagctg 1080 cccaccattg aaagactatc catgacacga tatttctatc tctttcctgg gaattaa 1137 7 705 DNA Homo sapiens 7 cagtatgacc tgtccaaggc cagggctgcc ctcctcctgg ctgtgatcca aggccggcct 60 ggggcccagc atgacgtgga ggcgctgggg ggcctgtgct gggccctggg ctttgagacc 120 accgtgagaa cggaccctac agcccaggct ttccaggagg agctggccca gttccgggag 180 caactggaca cctgcagggg ccctgtgagc tgtgcccttg tggccctgat ggcccatggg 240 ggaccacggg gtcagctgct gggggctgac gggcaagagg tgcagcccga ggcactcatg 300 caggagctga gccgctgcca ggtgctgcag ggccgcccca agatcttcct gttgcaggcc 360 tgccgtgggg gaaacaggga tgctggtgtg gggcccacag ctctcccctg gtactggagc 420 tggctgcggg cacctccatc tgtcccctcc catgcagatg tcctgcagat ctacgctgag 480 gcccaaggct atgtggccta tcgcgatgac aagggctcag actttatcca gacactggtg 540 gaggtcctca gagccaaccc cgggagagac cttctggagc tgctgactga ggtcaacagg 600 cgggtgtgcg agcaggaggt gctgggcccc gactgcgatg aactccgcaa ggcctgcctg 660 gagatccgca gctcgctccg gcgccggctc tgcctccagg cctga 705 8 2010 DNA Homo sapiens 8 atggcgtatt accaggagcc ttcagtggag acctccatca tcaagttcaa agaccaggac 60 tttaccacct tgcgggatca ctgcctgagc atgggccgga cgtttaagga tgagacattc 120 cctgcagcag attcttccat aggccagaag ctgctccagg aaaaacgcct ctccaatgtg 180 atatggaagc ggccacagga tctaccaggg ggtcctcctc acttcatcct ggatgatata 240 agcagatttg acatccaaca aggaggcgca gctgactgct ggttcctggc agcactggga 300 tccttgactc agaacccaca gtacaggcag aagatcctga tggtccaaag cttttcacac 360 cagtatgctg gcattttccg tttccggttc tggcaatgtg gccagtgggt ggaagtggtg 420 attgatgacc gcctacctgt ccagggagat aaatgcctct ttgtgcgtcc tcgccaccaa 480 aaccaagagt tctggccctg cctgctggag aaggcctatg ccaagctgct cggatcctat 540 tccgatctgc actatggctt cctcgaggat gccctggtgg acctcacagg aggcgtgatc 600 accaacatcc atctgcactc ttcccctgtg gacctggtga aggcagtgaa gacagcgacc 660 aaggcaggct ccctgataac ctgtgccact ccaagtgggc caacagatac agcacaggcg 720 atggagaatg ggctggtgag tctccatgcc tacactgtga ctggggctga gcagattcaa 780 taccgaaggg gctgggaaga aattatctcc ctgtggaacc cctggggctg gggcgaggcc 840 gaatggagag ggcgctggag tgatgggtct caggagtggg aggaaacctg tgatccgcgg 900 aaaagccagc tacataagaa acgggaagat ggcgagtttt ggatgtcgtg tcaagatttc 960 caacagaaat tcatcgccat gtttatatgt agcgaaattc caattaccct ggaccatgga 1020 aacacactcc acgaaggatg gtcccaaata atgtttagga agcaagtgat tctaggaaac 1080 actgcaggag gacctcggaa tgatgctcaa ttcaacttct ctgtgcaaga gccaatggaa 1140 ggcaccaatg ttgtcgtgtg cgtcacagtt gctgtcacac catcaaattt gaaagcagaa 1200 gatgcaaaat ttccactcga tttccaagtg attctggctg gctcacagcg gttccgggag 1260 aaatttccac ccgtgttttt ttcctcgttc agaaacactg tccaaagctc aaataataaa 1320 ttccgccgca acttcaccat gacttaccat ctgagccctg ggaactatgt tgtggttgca 1380 cagacacgga gaaaatcagc ggagttcttg ctccgaatct tcctgaaaat gccagacagt 1440 gacaggcacc tgagcagcca tttcaacctc agaatgaagg gaagcccttc agaacatggc 1500 tcccaacaaa gcattttcaa cagatatgct cagcagaggc tggacattga tgccacccag 1560 cttcagggcc ttctcaacca ggagcttcta acaggacctc caggggacat gttctcctta 1620 gatgagtgcc gcagcttggt ggctctgatg gaactgaaag tgaatgggcg gctagaccaa 1680 gaggagtttg cgcgactgtg gaagcgcctt gttcactacc agcatgtttt ccagaaggtt 1740 cagacaagcc ctggagtcct cctgagctcg gacttgtgga aggccataga gaatacagac 1800 ttcctcagag ggatcttcat cagccgtgag ctgctgcatc tggtgaccct caggtacagc 1860 gacagcgtcg gcagggtcag cttccccagc ctggtctgct tcctgatgcg gcttgaagcc 1920 atggcaaaga ccttccgcaa cctctctaag gatggaaaag gactctacct gacagaaatg 1980 gagtggatga gcctggtcat gtacaactga 2010 9 2112 DNA Homo sapiens 9 atggcagccc aggcagctgg tgtatctagg cagcgggcag ccactcaagg tcttggctcc 60 aaccaaaacg ctttgaagta cttgggccag gatttcaaga ccctgaggca acagtgcttg 120 gactcagggg tcctatttaa ggaccctgag ttcccagcat gtccatcagc tttgggctac 180 aaggatcttg gaccaggctc tccgcaaact caaggcatca tctggaagcg gcccacggag 240 ttgtgtccca gccctcagtt tatcgttggt ggagccacgc gcacagacat ttgtcagggt 300 ggtctaggtg actgctggct tctggctgcc attgcctccc tgaccctgaa tgaagagctg 360 ctttaccggg tggtccccag ggaccaggac ttccaggaga actatgcggg aatctttcac 420 tttcagttct ggcagtacgg agagtgggtg gaggtggtca ttgacgacag gctgcccacc 480 aagaatggac agctgctctt cctacactcg gaacaaggca atgaattctg gagtgccctg 540 ctggagaaag cctatgccaa gcttaatggt tgttatgagg ctctcgctgg aggttccaca 600 gtggaggggt ttgaggattt cacaggtggc atctctgagt tttatgacct gaagaaacca 660 ccagccaatc tatatcagat catccggaag gccctctgtg cggggtctct gctgggctgc 720 tccattgatg tctacagtgc agccgaagcc gaagccatca ccagccagaa gctggttaag 780 agtcatgcgt actctgtcac tggagtcgaa gaggtgaatt tccagggcca tccagagaag 840 ctgatcagac tcaggaatcc atggggtgaa gtggagtggt cgggagcctg gagcgatgat 900 gcaccagagt ggaatcacat agacccccgg cggaaggaag aactggacaa gaaagttgag 960 gatggagaat tctggatgtc actttcagat ttcgtgaggc agttctctcg gttggagatc 1020 tgcaacctgt ccccggactc tctgagtagc gaggaggtgc acaaatggaa cctggtcctg 1080 ttcaacggcc actggacccg gggctccaca gctgggggct gccagaacta cccagccacg 1140 tactggacca atccccagtt caaaatccgt ttggatgaag tggatgagga ccaggaggag 1200 agcatcggtg aaccctgctg tacagtgctg ctgggcctga tgcagaaaaa tcgcaggtgg 1260 cggaagcgga taggacaagg catgcttagc atcggctatg ccgtctacca ggttcccaag 1320 gagctggaga gtcacacgga cgcacacttg ggccgggatt tcttcctggc ctaccagccc 1380 tcagcccgca ccagcaccta cgtcaacctg cgggaggtct ctggccgggc ccggctgccc 1440 cctggggagt acctggtggt gccatccaca tttgaaccct tcaaagacgg cgagttctgc 1500 ttgagagtgt tctcagagaa gaaggcccag gccctagaaa ttggggatgt ggtagctgga 1560 aacccatatg agccacatcc cagtgaggtg gatcaggaag atgaccagtt caggaggctg 1620 tttgagaagt tggcagggaa ggattctgag attactgcca atgcactcaa gatacttttg 1680 aatgaggcgt tttccaagag aacagacata aaattcgatg gattcaacat caacacttgc 1740 agggaaatga tcagtctgtt ggatagcaat ggaacgggca ctttgggggc ggtggaattc 1800 aagacgctct ggctgaagat tcagaagtat ctggagatct attgggaaac tgattataac 1860 cactcgggca ccatcgatgc ccacgagatg aggacagccc tcaggaaggc aggtttcacc 1920 ctcaacagcc aggtgcagca gaccattgcc ctgcggtatg cgtgcagcaa gctcggcatc 1980 aactttgaca gcttcgtggc ttgtatgatc cgcctggaga ccctcttcaa actattcagc 2040 cttctggacg aagacaagga tggcatggtt cagctctctc tggccgagtg gctgtgctgc 2100 gtgttggtct ga 2112 10 2127 DNA Homo sapiens 10 atggcatcca gcagtgggag ggtcaccatc cagctcgtgg atgaggaggc tggggtcgga 60 gccgggcgcc tgcagctttt tcggggccag agctatgagg caattcgggc agcctgcctg 120 gattcgggga tcctgttccg cgacccttac ttccctgctg gccctgatgc ccttggctat 180 gaccagctgg ggccggactc ggagaaggcc aaaggcgtga aatggatgag gccccatgag 240 ttctgtgctg agccgaagtt catctgtgaa gacatgagcc gcacagacgt gtgtcagggg 300 agcctgggta actgctggtt ccttgcagcc gccgcctccc ttactctgta tccccggctc 360 ctgcgccggg tggtccctcc tggacaggat ttccagcatg gctacgcagg cgtcttccac 420 ttccagctct ggcagtttgg ccgctggatg gacgtcgtgg tggatgacag gctgcccgtg 480 cgtgagggga agctgatgtt cgtgcgctcg gaacagcgga atgagttctg ggccccactc 540 ctggagaagg cctacgccaa gctccacggc tcctatgagg tgatgcgggg cggccacatg 600 aatgaggctt ttgtggattt cacaggcggc gtgggcgagg tgctctatct gagacaaaac 660 agcatggggc tgttctctgc cctgcgccat gccctggcca aggagtccct cgtgggcgcc 720 actgcccaga gtgatcgggg tgagtaccgc acagaagagg gcctggtaaa gggacacgcg 780 tattccatca cgggcacaca caaggtgttc ctgggcttca ccaaggtgcg gctgctgcgg 840 ctgcggaacc catggggctg cgtggagtgg acgggggcct ggagcgacag ctgcccacgc 900 tgggacacac tccccaccga gtgccgcgat gccctgctgg tgaaaaagga ggatggcgag 960 ttctggatgg agctgcggga cttcctcctc catttcgaca ccgtgcagat ctgctcgctg 1020 agcccggagg tgctgggccc cagcccggag gggggcggct ggcacgtcca caccttccaa 1080 ggccgctggg tgcgtggctt caactccggc gggagccagc ctaatgctga aaccttctgg 1140 accaatcctc agttccgttt aacgctgctg gagcctgatg aggaggatga cgaggatgag 1200 gaagggccct gggggggctg gggggctgca ggggcacggg gcccagcgcg ggggggccgc 1260 acgcccaagt gcacggtcct tctgtccctc atccagcgca accggcggcg cctgagagcc 1320 aagggcctca cttacctcac cgttggcttc cacgtgttcc aggcagaggg ctccacaggc 1380 acagacaacg agcggacaca cggcttcacc ggacacagag gagcacagct cgccggtcac 1440 acacacggcc cacaagaggc gagcaaaaga tacacgcaga acagcgctga ggtagcccca 1500 gatagggaag cggacgacga cgggggacag gggttcggcg acgggccatg ggagatcgac 1560 gacgtgatca gcgcagacct gcagtctctc cagggcccct acctgcccct ggagctgggg 1620 ttggagcagc tgtttcagga gctggctgga gaggaggaag aactcaatgc ctctcagctc 1680 caggccttac taagcattgc cctggagcct gccagggccc atacctccac ccccagagag 1740 atcgggctca ggacctgtga gcagctgctg cagtgtttcg ggcatgggca aagcctggcc 1800 ttacaccact tccagcagct ctggggctac ctcctggagt ggcaggccat attcaacaag 1860 ttcgatgagg acacctctgg aaccatgaac tcctacgagc tgaggctggc actgaatgca 1920 gcaggcttcc acctgaacaa ccagctgacc cagaccctca ccagccgcta ccgggatagc 1980 cgtctgcgtg tggacttcga gcggttcgtg tcctgtgtgg cccacctcac ctgcatcttc 2040 tgccactgca gccagcacct ggatgggggt gagggggtca tctgcctgac ccacagacag 2100 tggatggagg tggccacctt ctcctag 2127 11 2136 DNA Homo sapiens modified_base (1536) Any nucleotide 11 atgtctctgt ggccaccttt ccgatgcaga tggaagctgg cgccaaggta ctctaggagg 60 gcgtctccac agcaacccca acaggacttt gaggccctgc tggcagagtg cctgaggaat 120 ggctgcctct ttgaagacac cagcttcccg gccaccctga gctccatcgg cagtggctcc 180 ctgctgcaga agctgccacc ccgcctgcag tggaagaggc ccccggagct gcacagcaat 240 ccccagtttt attttgccaa ggccaaaagg ctggatctgt gccaggggat agtaggagac 300 tgctggttct tggctgcttt gcaagctctg gccttgcacc aggacatcct gagccgggtt 360 gttcccctga atcagagttt cactgagaag tatgctggca tcttccggtt ctggttctgg 420 cactatggga actgggttcc tgtggtgatc gatgaccgtc tgcctgtgaa tgaggctggc 480 cagctggtct ttgtctcctc cacctataag aacttgttct ggggagcact tctggaaaag 540 gcctatgcca agctctctgg ttcctatgaa gacttgcagt caggacaggt gtctgaagcc 600 cttgtagact tcactggagg ggtgacaatg accatcaacc tggcagaagc ccatggcaac 660 ctctgggaca tcctcatcga agccacctac aacagaaccc tcattggctg ccagacccac 720 tcaggggaga agattctgga gaatgggctg gtggaaggcc atgcctatac tctcacagga 780 atcaggaagg tgacctgcaa acatagacct gaatatctcg tcaagctacg gaacccctgg 840 ggaaaggtgg aatggaaagg agactggagt gacagttcaa gtaaatggga gctgctgagc 900 cccaaggaga agattctgct tctgaggaaa gacaatgacg gagaattctg gatgacgctg 960 caggacttta aaacacattt cgtgctcctg gttatctgta aactgacccc aggcctgttg 1020 agccaggagg cggcccagaa gtggacgtac accatgcggg aggggagatg ggagaagcgg 1080 agcacagctg gtggccagag gcagttgctg caggacacat tttggaagaa cccgcagttc 1140 ctgctgtctg tctggaggcc cgaggagggc aggagatccc tgaggccctg cagcgtgctg 1200 gtgtccctgc tccagaagcc caggcacagg tgccgcaagc ggaagcctct cctcgccatt 1260 ggcttctacc tctataggat gaacaagtac catgatgacc agaggagact gccccctgag 1320 ttcttccaga gaaacactcc tctgagccag cctgataggt ttctcaagga gaaagaagtg 1380 agtcaggagc tgtgtctgga accagggacg tacctcatcg tgcctgcata ttggaggccc 1440 accagaagtc agagttcgtc ctcagggtct tctccaggaa gcacatcttt tatgaaattg 1500 gcagcaattc tggtgtcgtc ttctcaaagg agatanaaga ccaaaatgaa aggcaggatg 1560 aattcttcac caaattcttt tgnaaagcat ccagagatta atgcagttca acttcagaac 1620 ctcctgnacc agatgacctg gtcaagtctg gggagcagac agcccttctt tagcctggaa 1680 gcctgccagg ggatcctggc cttactggac gtatcctttc agcttaatgc atcaggtact 1740 atgagcatcc aggaattcag ggacctgtgg aagcagctga agctctctca gaaggttttc 1800 cacaagcaag accgtgggtc aggatacctg aactgggagc agctgcacgc tgccatgagg 1860 gaggcaggaa tcatgctcag tgatgacgtc tgtcagctga tgctcatccg ctacggcggc 1920 ccccgcctcc agatggactt tgtcagtttc atccacttga tgctgcgtgt agagaacatg 1980 gagggtaagc tggcgggaag ctggggaggg ccaggtcttc ctctgctgcc ccatgacttc 2040 ccacctgtcc ctagtttaag cacaagggag gacagccgcc atcccagaaa cagcagacca 2100 gggaagctgt ggggacctcc agccaagtgc ctgtga 2136 12 2109 DNA Homo sapiens 12 atggtggctc acataaacaa cagccggctc aaggccaagg gcgtgggcca gcacgacaac 60 gcccagaact ttggtaacca gagctttgag gagctgcgag cagcctgtct aagaaagggg 120 gagctcttcg aggacccctt attccctgct gaacccagct cactgggctt caaggacctg 180 ggccccaact ccaaaaatgt gcagaacatc tcctggcagc ggcccaagga tatcataaac 240 aaccctctat tcatcatgga tgggatttct ccaacagaca tctgccaggg gatcctcggg 300 gactgctggc tgctggctgc catcggctcc cttaccacct gccccaaact gctataccgc 360 gtggtgccca gaggacagag cttcaagaaa aactatgctg gcatcttcca ttttcagatt 420 tggcagtttg gacagtgggt gaacgtggtg gtagatgacc ggctgcccac aaagaatgac 480 aagctggtgt ttgtgcactc aaccgaacgc agtgagttct ggagtgccct gctggagaag 540 gcgtatgcca agctgagtgg gtcctatgaa gcattgtcag ggggcagtac catggagggc 600 cttgaggact tcacaggagg cgtggcccag agcttccaac tccagaggcc ccctcagaac 660 ctgctcaggc tccttaggaa ggccgtggag cgatcctccc tcatgggttg ctccattgaa 720 gtcaccagtg atagtgaact ggaatccatg actgacaaga tgctggtgag agggcacgct 780 tactctgtga ctggccttca ggatgtccac tacagaggca aaatggaaac actgattcgg 840 gtccggaatc cctggggccg gattgagtgg aatggagctt ggagtgacag tgccagggag 900 tgggaagagg tggcctcaga catccagatg cagctgctgc acaagacgga ggacggggag 960 ttctggatgt cctaccaaga tttcctgaac aacttcacgc tcctggagat ctgcaacctc 1020 acgcctgata cactctctgg ggactacaag agctactggc acaccacctt ctacgagggc 1080 agctggcgca gaggcagctc cgcagggggc tgcaggaacc accctggcac gttctggacc 1140 aacccccagt ttaagatctc tcttcctgag ggggatgacc cagaggatga cgcagagggc 1200 aatgttgtgg tctgcacctg cctggtggcc ctaatgcaga agaactggcg gcatgcacgg 1260 cagcagggag cccagctgca gaccattggc tttgtcctct acgcggtccc aaaagagttt 1320 cagaacattc aggatgtcca cttgaagaag gaattcttca cgaagtatca ggaccacggc 1380 ttctcagaga tcttcaccaa ctcacgggag gtgagcagcc aactccggct gcctccgggg 1440 gaatatatca ttattccctc cacctttgag ccacacagag atgctgactt cctgcttcgg 1500 gtcttcaccg agaagcacag cgagtcatgg gaattggatg aagtcaacta tgctgagcaa 1560 ctccaagagg aaaaggtctc tgaggatgac atggaccagg acttcctaca tttgtttaag 1620 atagtggcag gagagggcaa ggagataggg gtgtatgagc tccagaggct gctcaacagg 1680 atggccatca aattcaaaag cttcaagacc aagggctttg gcctggatgc ttgccgctgc 1740 atgatcaacc tcatggataa agatggctct ggcaagctgg ggcttctaga gttcaagatc 1800 ctgtggaaaa aactcaagaa atggatggac atcttcagag agtgtgacca ggaccattca 1860 ggcaccttga actcctatga gatgcgcctg gttattgaga aagcaggcat caagctgaac 1920 aacaaggtaa tgcaggtcct ggtggccagg tatgcagatg atgacctgat catagacttt 1980 gacagcttca tcagctgttt cctgaggcta aagaccatgt tcacattctt tctaaccatg 2040 gaccccaaga atactggcca tatttgcttg agcctggaac agtggctgca gatgaccatg 2100 tggggatag 2109 13 1542 DNA Homo sapiens 13 atgcgggcgg gccggggcgc gacgccggcg agggagctgt tccgggacgc cgccttcccc 60 gccgcggact cctcgctctt ctgcgacttg tctacgccgc tggcccagtt ccgcgaggac 120 atcacgtgga ggcggcccca ggagatttgt gccacacccc ggctgtttcc agatgaccca 180 cgggaagggc aggtgaagca ggggctgctg ggggattgct ggttcctgtg tgcctgcgcc 240 gcgctgcaga agagcaggca cctcctggac caggtcattc ctccgggaca gccgagctgg 300 gccgaccagg agtaccgggg ctccttcacc tgtcgcattt ggcagtttgg acgctgggtg 360 gaggtgacca cagatgaccg cctgccgtgc cttgcaggga gactctgttt ctcccgctgc 420 cagagggagg atgtgttctg gctcccctta ctggaaaagg tctacgccaa ggtccatggg 480 tcctacgagc acctgtgggc cgggcaggtg gcggatgccc tggtggacct gaccggcggc 540 ctggcagaaa gatggaacct gaagggcgta gcaggaagcg gaggccagca ggacaggcca 600 ggccgctggg agcacaggac ttgtcggcag ctgctccacc tgaaggacca gtgtctgatc 660 agctgctgcg tgctcagccc cagagcaggt gcccgggagc tgggggagtt ccatgccttc 720 attgtctcgg acctgcggga gctccagggt caggcgggcc agtgcatcct gctgctgcgg 780 atccagaacc cctggggccg gcggtgctgg caggggctct ggagagaggg gggtgaaggg 840 tggagccagg tagatgcagc ggtagcatct gagctcctgt cccagctcca ggaaggggag 900 ttctgggtgg aggaggagga gttcctcagg gagtttgacg agctcaccgt tggctacccg 960 gtcacggagg ccggccacct gcagagcctc tacacagaga ggctgctctg ccatacgcgg 1020 gcgctgcctg gggcctgggt caagggccag tcagcaggag gctgccggaa caacagcggc 1080 tttcccagca accccaaatt ctggctgcgg gtctcagaac cgagtgaggt gtacattgcc 1140 gtcctgcaga gatccaggct gcacgcggcg gactgggcag gccgggcccg ggcactggtg 1200 ggtgacagtc atacttcgtg gagcccagcg agcatcccgg gcaagcacta ccaggctgtg 1260 ggtctgcacc tctggaaggt agagaagcgg cgggtcaatc tgcctagggt cctgtccatg 1320 ccccccgtgg ctggcaccgc gtgccatgca tacgaccggg aggtccacct gcgttgtgag 1380 ctctcaccgg gctactacct ggctgtcccc agcaccttcc tgaaggacgc gccaggggag 1440 ttcctgctcc gagtcttctc taccgggcga gtctccctta ggtcccagag ggtggaagga 1500 gccaggacgc acccccactg ctgctgcagg agccgctgct ga 1542 14 846 DNA Homo sapiens modified_base (490)..(492) Any nucleotide 14 atgttccttc ttctggtgct tctcactgga cttggtggga tgcatgcaga cctcaatcct 60 cataaaatct tcctacagac cacaattcca gagaagattt catcatcgga tgcaaaaaca 120 gatccagaac ataatgtaat tttaataata tttttactag aaatcatgtt tttattattt 180 ttgcctagat caattttatc ttcagcttct gttattaatt cttatgacga aaatgacatc 240 cgtcattcca aacctctgct agttcagatg gattgcattt ataatggata tgttgcgggt 300 attccaaatt ctcttgtgac tctcagcgta tgttcaggac tcaggttggg aacaatgcag 360 ctgaaaaaca tctcatatgg aattgaaccg atggaggcta aaactgactt tattaagtta 420 ttccctcgat atattgaaat gcatattgtt gtggacaaaa atttggtaaa aacaataaaa 480 agtatctggn nnatgttttc tcagcttaaa acaagtatta cgctatcttc tttggagctc 540 tggtcagatg aaaataagat ttcaactaat ggggttgctg atgatgtact acaaaggttt 600 ttatcatgga aacaaaaatt tatgtctcaa aagtccaata tcgtggcata tttattaatg 660 nnntactctg gtggtgtaaa ggattttaac atctgtagct tggatgactt taaatatatt 720 tcttctcata atggccttac atgtcttcag acaaaccctc ttgaaatgcc aacctacaca 780 cacaggagaa tatgtggcaa tgggttgttg gaaggaagtg aagaatgtga ctgtggcact 840 aaagac 846 15 3312 DNA Homo sapiens 15 atggctcccg cctgccagat cctccgctgg gccctcgccc tggggctggg cctcatgttc 60 gaggtcacgc acgccttccg gtctcaagat gagttcctgt ccagtctgga gagctatgag 120 atcgccttcc ccacccgcgt ggaccacaac ggggcactgc tggccttctc gccacctcct 180 ccccggaggc agcgccgcgg cacgggggcc acagccgagt cccgcctctt ctacaaagtg 240 gcctcgccca gcacccactt cctgctgaac ctgacccgca gctcccgtct actggcaggg 300 cacgtctccg tggagtactg gacacgggag ggcctggcct ggcagagggc ggcccggccc 360 cactgcctct acgctggtca cctgcagggc caggccagca gctcccatgt ggccatcagc 420 acctgtggag gcctgcacgg cctgatcgtg gcagacgagg aagagtacct gattgagccc 480 ctgcacggtg ggcccaaggg ttctcggagc ccggaggaaa gtggaccaca tgtggtgtac 540 aagcgttcct ctctgcgtca cccccacctg gacacagcct gtggagtgag agatgagaaa 600 ccgtggaaag ggcggccatg gtggctgcgg accttgaagc caccgcctgc caggcccctg 660 gggaatgaaa cagagcgtgg ccagccaggc ctgaagcgat cggtcagccg agagcgctac 720 gtggagaccc tggtggtggc tgacaagatg atggtggcct atcacgggcg ccgggatgtg 780 gagcagtatg tcctggccgt catgaacatt gttgccaaac ttttccagga ctcgagtctg 840 ggaagcaccg ttaacatcct cgtaactcgc ctcatcctgc tcacggagga ccagcccact 900 ctggagatca cccaccatgc cgggaagtcc ctggacagct tctgtaagtg gcagaaatcc 960 atcgtgaacc acagcggcca tggcaatgcc attccagaga acggtgtggc taaccatgac 1020 acagcagtgc tcatcacacg ctatgacatc tgcatctaca agaacaaacc ctgcggcaca 1080 ctaggcctgg ccccggtggg cggaatgtgt gagcgcgaga gaagctgcag cgtcaatgag 1140 gacattggcc tggccacagc gttcaccatt gcccacgaga tcgggcacac attcggcatg 1200 aaccatgacg gcgtgggaaa cagctgtggg gcccgtggtc aggacccagc caagctcatg 1260 gctgcccaca ttaccatgaa gaccaaccca ttcgtgtggt catcctgcag ccgtgactac 1320 atcaccagct ttctagactc gggcctgggg ctctgcctga acaaccggcc ccccagacag 1380 gactttgtgt acccgacagt ggcaccgggc caagcctacg atgcagatga gcaatgccgc 1440 tttcagcatg gagtcaaatc gcgtcagtgt aaatacgggg aggtctgcag cgagctgtgg 1500 tgtctgagca agagcaaccg gtgcatcacc aacagcatcc cggccgccga gggcacgctg 1560 tgccagacgc acaccatcga caaggggtgg tgctacaaac gggtctgtgt cccctttggg 1620 tcgcgcccag agggtgtgga cggagcctgg gggccgtgga ctccatgggg cgactgcagc 1680 cggacctgtg gcggcggcgt gtcctcttct agccgtcact gcgacagccc caggccaacc 1740 atcgggggca agtactgtct gggtgagaga aggcggcacc gctcctgcaa cacggatgac 1800 tgtccccctg gctcccagga cttcagagaa gtgcagtgtt ctgaatttga cagcatccct 1860 ttccgtggga aattctacaa gtggaaaacg taccggggag ggggcgtgaa ggcctgctcg 1920 ctcacgtgcc tagcggaagg cttcaacttc tacacggaga gggcggcagc cgtggtggac 1980 gggacaccct gccgtccaga cacggtggac atttgcgtca gtggcgaatg caagcacgtg 2040 ggctgcgacc gagtcctggg ctccgacctg cgggaggaca agtgccgagt gtgtggcggt 2100 gacggcagtg cctgcgagac catcgagggc gtcttcagcc cagcctcacc tggggccggg 2160 tacgaggatg tcgtctggat tcccaaaggc tccgtccaca tcttcatcca ggatctgaac 2220 ctctctctca gtcacttggc cctgaaggga gaccaggagt ccctgctgct ggaggggctg 2280 cccgggaccc cccagcccca ccgtctgcct ctagctggga ccacctttca actgcgacag 2340 gggccagacc aggtccagag cctcgaagcc ctgggaccga ttaatgcatc tctcatcgtc 2400 atggtgctgg cccggaccga gctgcctgcc ctccgctacc gcttcaatgc ccccatcgcc 2460 cgtgactcgc tgccccccta ctcctggcac tatgcgccct ggaccaagtg ctcggcccag 2520 tgtgcaggcg gtagccaggt gcaggcggtg gagtgccgca accagctgga cagctccgcg 2580 gtcgcccccc actactgcag tgcccacagc aagctgccca aaaggcagcg cgcctgcaac 2640 acggagcctt gccctccaga ctgggttgta gggaactggt cgctctgcag ccgcagctgc 2700 gatgcaggcg tgcgcagccg ctcggtcgtg tgccagcgcc gcgtctctgc cgcggaggag 2760 aaggcgctgg acgacagcgc atgcccgcag ccgcgcccac ctgtactgga ggcctgccac 2820 ggccccactt gccctccgga gtgggcggcc ctcgactggt ctgagtgcac ccccagctgc 2880 gggccgggcc tccgccaccg cgtggtcctt tgcaagagcg cagaccaccg cgccacgctg 2940 cccccggcgc actgctcacc cgccgccaag ccaccggcca ccatgcgctg caacttgcgc 3000 cgctgccccc cggcccgctg ggtggctggc gagtggggtg agtgctctgc acagtgcggc 3060 gtcgggcagc ggcagcgctc ggtgcgctgc accagccaca cgggccaggc gtcgcacgag 3120 tgcacggagg ccctgcggcc gcccaccacg cagcagtgtg aggccaagtg cgacagccca 3180 acccccgggg acggccctga agagtgcaag gatgtgaaca aggtcgccta ctgccccctg 3240 gtgctcaaat ttcagttctg cagccgagcc tacttccgcc agatgtgctg caaaacctgc 3300 cagggccact ag 3312 16 3675 DNA Homo sapiens 16 atgaagcccc gcgcgcgcgg atggcggggc ttggcggcgc tgtggatgct gctggcgcag 60 gtggccgagc aggcacctgc gtgcgccatg ggacccgcag cggcagcgcc tgggagcccg 120 agcgtcccgc gtcctcctcc acccgcggag cggccgggct ggatggaaaa gggcgaatat 180 gacctggtct ctgcctacga ggttgaccac aggggcgatt acgtgtccca tgaaatcatg 240 caccatcagc ggcggagaag agcagtggcc gtgtccgagg ttgagtctct tcaccttcgg 300 ctgaaaggcc ccaggcacga cttccacatg gatctgagga cttccagcag cctagtggct 360 cctggcttta ttgtgcagac gttgggaaag acaggcacta agtctgtgca gactttaccg 420 ccagaggact tctgtttcta tcaaggctct ttgcgatcac acagaaactc ctcagtggcc 480 ctttcaacct gccaaggctt gtcaggcatg atacgaacag aagaggcaga ttacttccta 540 aggccacttc cttcacacct ctcatggaaa ctcggcagag ctgcccaagg cagctcgcca 600 tcccacgtac tgtacaagag atccacagag ccccatgctc ctggggccag tgaggtcctg 660 gtgacctcaa ggacatggga gctggcacat caacccctgc acagcagcga ccttcgcctg 720 ggactgccac aaaagcagca tttctgtgga agacgcaaga aatacatgcc ccagcctccc 780 aaggaagacc tcttcatctt gccagatgag tataagtctt gcttacggca taagcgctct 840 cttctgaggt cccatagaaa tgaagaactg aacgtggaga ccttggtggt ggtcgacaaa 900 aagatgatgc aaaaccatgg ccatgaaaat atcaccacct acgtgctcac gatactcaac 960 atggtatctg ctttattcaa agatggaaca ataggaggaa acatcaacat tgcaattgta 1020 ggtctgattc ttctagaaga tgaacagcca ggactggtga taagtcacca cgcagaccac 1080 accttaagta gcttctgcca gtggcagtct ggattgatgg ggaaagatgg gactcgtcat 1140 gaccacgcca tcttactgac tggtctggat atatgttcct ggaagaatga gccctgtgac 1200 actttgggat ttgcacccat aagtggaatg tgtagtaaat atcgcagctg cacgattaat 1260 gaagatacag gtcttggact ggccttcacc attgcccatg agtctggaca caactttggc 1320 atgattcatg atggagaagg gaacatgtgt aaaaagtccg agggcaacat catgtcccct 1380 acattggcag gacgcaatgg agtcttctcc tggtcaccct gcagccgcca gtatctacac 1440 aaatttctaa gcaccgctca agctatctgc cttgctgatc agccaaagcc tgtgaaggaa 1500 tacaagtatc ctgagaaatt gccaggagaa ttatatgatg caaacacaca gtgcaagtgg 1560 cagttcggag agaaagccaa gctctgcatg ctggacttta aaaaggacat ctgtaaagcc 1620 ctgtggtgcc atcgtattgg aaggaaatgt gagactaaat ttatgccagc agcagaaggc 1680 acaatttgtg ggcatgacat gtggtgccgg ggaggacagt gtgtgaaata tggtgatgaa 1740 ggccccaagc ccacccatgg ccactggtcg gactggtctt cttggtcccc atgctccagg 1800 acctgcggag ggggagtatc tcataggagt cgcctctgca ccaaccccaa gccatcgcat 1860 ggagggaagt tctgtgaggg ctccactcgc actctgaagc tctgcaacag tcagaaatgt 1920 ccccgggaca gtgttgactt ccgtgctgct cagtgtgccg agcacaacag cagacgattc 1980 agagggcggc actacaagtg gaagccttac actcaagtag aagatcagga cttatgcaaa 2040 ctctactgta tcgcagaagg atttgatttc ttcttttctt tgtcaaataa agtcaaagat 2100 gggactccat gctcggagga tagccgtaat gtttgtatag atgggatatg tgagagagtt 2160 ggatgtgaca atgtccttgg atctgatgct gttgaagacg tctgtggggt gtgtaacggg 2220 aataactcag cctgcacgat tcacaggggt ctctacacca agcaccacca caccaaccag 2280 tattatcaca tggtcaccat tccttctgga gcccggagta tccgcatcta tgaaatgaac 2340 gtctctacct cctacatttc tgtgcgcaat gccctcagaa ggtactacct gaatgggcac 2400 tggaccgtgg actggcccgg ccggtacaaa ttttcgggca ctactttcga ctacagacgg 2460 tcctataatg agcccgagaa cttaatcgct actggaccaa ccaacgagac actgattgtg 2520 gagctgctgt ttcagggaag gaacccgggt gttgcctggg aatactccat gcctcgcttg 2580 gggaccgaga agcagccccc tgcccagccc agctacactt gggccatcgt gcgctctgag 2640 tgctccgtgt cctgcggagg gggacagatg accgtgagag agggctgcta cagagacctg 2700 aagtttcaag taaatatgtc cttctgcaat cccaagacac gacctgtcac ggggctggtg 2760 ccttgcaaag tatctgcctg tcctcccagc tggtccgtgg ggaactggag tgcctgcagt 2820 cggacgtgtg gcgggggtgc ccagagccgc cccgtgcagt gcacacggcg ggtgcactat 2880 gactcggagc cagtcccggc cagcctgtgc cctcagcctg ctccctccag caggcaggcc 2940 tgcaactctc agagctgccc acctgcatgg agcgccgggc cctgggcaga gtgctcacac 3000 acctgtggga aggggtggag gaagcgggca gtggcctgta agagcaccaa cccctcggcc 3060 agagcgcagc tgctgcccga cgctgtctgc acctccgagc ccaagcccag gatgcatgaa 3120 gcctgtctgc ttcagcgctg ccacaagccc aagaagctgc agtggctggt gtccgcctgg 3180 tcccagtgct ctgtgacatg tgaaagagga acacagaaaa gattcttaaa atgtgctgaa 3240 aagtatgttt ctggaaagta tcgagagctg gcctcaaaga agtgctcaca tttgccgaag 3300 cccagcctgg agctggaacg tgcctgcgcc ccgcttccat gccccaggca ccccccattt 3360 gctgctgcgg gaccctcgag gggcagctgg tttgcctcac cctggtctca gtgcacggcc 3420 agctgtgggg gaggcgttca gacgaggtcc gtgcagtgcc tggctggggg ccggccggcc 3480 tcaggctgcc tcctgcacca gaagccttcg gcctccctgg cctgcaacac tcacttctgc 3540 cccattgcag agaagaaaga tgccttctgc aaagactact tccactggtg ctacctggta 3600 ccccagcacg ggatgtgcag ccacaagttc tacggcaagc agtgctgcaa gacttgctct 3660 aagtccaact tgtga 3675 17 2196 DNA Homo sapiens 17 atgaggcagg cagaggcgcg ggtcaccctt agggcccccc tcttgctgct ggggctctgg 60 gtgctcctga ctccagtccg gtgttctcaa ggccatccct cgtggcacta cgcatcctcc 120 aaggtggtga ttcccaggaa ggagacgcac cacggcaaag accttcagtt tctgggctgg 180 ctgtcctaca gcctgcattt tgggggtcaa agacacatca ttcacatgcg gaggaaacac 240 cttctttggc ccagacatct gctggtgaca actcaggatg accaaggagc cttgcagatg 300 gatgacccct acatccctcc agactgctac tatctcagct acctggagga ggttcctctg 360 tccatggtca ccgtggacat gtgctgtggg ggcctcagag gcatcatgaa gctggacgac 420 cttgcctatg aaatcaaacc cctccaggat tcccgcaggc ttgaacatgt ttctcagata 480 gtggccgagc ccaacgcaac ggggcccaca tttagagatg gtgacaatga ggagacaaac 540 cccctgttct ctgaagcaaa tgacagcatg aatcccagga tatctaattg gctgtatagt 600 tctcatagag gcaatataaa aggccacgtt caatgttcca attcatattg tcgtgtagat 660 gacaatatta caacttgttc caaggaggtg gtccagatgt tcagtctcag tgacagcatt 720 gttcaaaata ttgatctgcg gtactatatt tatcttttga ccatatataa taattgtgac 780 ccagcccctg tgaatgacta tcgagttcag agtgcaatgt ttacctattt tagaacaacc 840 ttttttgata cttttcgtgt tcattcaccc acactactta ttaaagaggc accacatgaa 900 tgtaactatg aaccacaaag gtatagcttc tgtacacatt taggcctatt acacattggt 960 actctaggca gacattattt attagtagcc gtcataacaa cccagacact gatgagaagt 1020 actggtgaga agtacgatga taactactgc acatgtcaga aaagggcctt ctgcattatg 1080 cagcaatatc ctgggatgac agatgcgttc agtaactgtt cttatggaca tgcacaaaat 1140 tgttttgtac attcagcccg gtgtgttttc gaaacacttg ctcctgtgta taatgaaacc 1200 atgacaatgg ttcgctgtgg aaacctcata gcggatggga gggaggaatg tgactgtggc 1260 tccttcaagc agtgttatgc cagttattgc tgccgaagtg actgtcgctt aacaccgggg 1320 agcatctgtc atataggaga gtgctgtaca aactgcagct actccccacc agggactctc 1380 tgcagaccta tccaaaatat atgtgacctt ccagagtact gtcacgggac caccgtgaca 1440 tgccccgcaa acttttatat gcaagatgga accccgtgca ctgaagaagg ctactgctat 1500 catgggaact gcactgaccg caatgtgctc tgcaaggtaa tctttggtgt cagtgctgag 1560 gaggctcctg aggtctgcta tgacataaat cttgaaagtt accgatttgg acattgtact 1620 cgacgacaaa cagctctcaa caaccaggct tgtgcaggaa tagataagtt ttgtggaaga 1680 ctgcagtgta ccagtgtgac ccatcttccc cggctgcagg aacatgtttc attccatcac 1740 tcagtgacag gaggatttca gtgttttgga ctggatgacc accgtgcaac agacacaact 1800 gatgttgggt gtgtgataga tggcactcct tgtgttcatg gaaacttctg taataacacc 1860 aggtgcaatg cgactatcac ttcactgggc tacgactgtc gccctgagaa gtgcagtcat 1920 agaggggtgt gcaacaacag aaggaactgc cattgccata taggctggga tcctccactg 1980 tgcctaagaa gaggtgctgg tgggagtgtc gacagcgggc cacctccaaa aataacacgt 2040 tcggtcaaac aaagccaaca atcagtgatg tatctgagag tggtctttgg tcgtatttac 2100 accttcataa ttgcactgct ctttgggatg gccacaaatg tgcgaactat caggaccacc 2160 actgttaagg gatggacagt tactaaccct gaataa 2196 18 2805 DNA Homo sapiens 18 atggtggaaa agcatggcaa gggaaatgtc accacataca ttctcacagt aatgaacatg 60 gtttctggcc tatttaaaga tgggactatt ggaagtgaca taaacgtggt tgtggtgagc 120 ctaattcttc tggaacaaga acctggagga ttattgatca accatcatgc agaccagtct 180 ctgaatagtt tttgtcaatg gcagtctgcc ctcattggaa agaatggcaa gagacatgat 240 catgccatct tactaacagg atttgatatt tgttcttgga agaatgaacc atgtgacact 300 ctagggtttg cccccatcag tggaatgtgc tctaagtacc gaagttgtac catcaatgag 360 gacacaggac ttggccttgc cttcaccatc gctcatgagt cagggcacaa ctttggtatg 420 attcacgacg gagaagggaa tccctgcaga aaggctgaag gcaatatcat gtctcccaca 480 ctgaccggaa acaatggagt gttttcatgg tcttcctgca gccgccagta tctcaagaaa 540 ttcctcagca cacctcaggc ggggtgtcta gtggatgagc ccaagcaagc aggacagtat 600 aaatatccgg acaaactacc aggacagatt tatgatgctg acacacagtg taaatggcaa 660 tttggagcaa aagccaagtt atgcagcctt ggttttgtga aggatatttg caaatcactt 720 tggtgccacc gagtaggcca caggtgtgag accaagttta tgcccgcagc agaagggacc 780 gtttgtggct tgagtatgtg gtgtcggcaa ggccagtgcg taaagtttgg ggagctcggg 840 ccccggccca tccacggcca gtggtccgcc tggtcgaagt ggtcagaatg ttcccggaca 900 tgtggtggag gagtcaagtt ccaggagaga cactgcaata accccaagcc tcagtatggt 960 ggcttattct gtccaggttc tagccgtatt tatcagctgt gcaatattaa cccttgcaat 1020 gaaaatagct tggattttcg ggctcaacag tgtgcagaat ataacagcaa acctttccgt 1080 ggatggttct accagtggaa accctataca aaagtggaag aggaagatcg atgcaaactg 1140 tactgcaagg ctgagaactt tgaatttttt tttgcaatgt ccggcaaagt gaaagatgga 1200 actccctgct ccccaaacaa aaatgatgtt tgtattgacg gggtttgtga actagtggga 1260 tgtgatcatg aactaggctc taaagcagtt tcagatgctt gtggcgtttg caaaggtgat 1320 aattcaactt gcaagtttta taaaggcctg tacctcaacc agcataaagc aaatgaatat 1380 tatccggtgg tcctcattcc agctggcgcc cgaagcatcg aaatccagga gctgcaggtt 1440 tcctccagtt acctcgcagt tcgaagcctc agtcaaaagt attacctcac cgggggctgg 1500 agcatcgact ggcctgggga gttccccttc gctgggacca cgtttgaata ccagcgctct 1560 ttcaaccgcc cggaacgtct gtacgcgcca gggcccacaa atgagacgct ggtctttgaa 1620 attctgatgc aaggcaaaaa tccagggata gcttggaagt atgcacttcc caaggtcatg 1680 aatggaactc caccagccac aaaaagacct gcctatacct ggagtatcgt gcagtcagag 1740 tgctccgtct cctgtggtgg aggttacata aatgtaaagg ccatttgctt gcgagatcaa 1800 aatactcaag tcaattcctc attctgcagt gcaaaaacca agccagtaac tgagcccaaa 1860 atctgcaacg ctttctcctg cccggcttac tggatgccag gtgaatggag tacatgcagc 1920 aaggcctgtg ctggaggcca gcagagccga aagatccagt gtgtgcaaaa gaagcccttc 1980 caaaaggagg aagcagtgtt gcattctctc tgtccagtga gcacacccac tcaggtccaa 2040 gcctgcaaca gccatgcctg ccctccacaa tggagccttg gaccctggtc tcagtgttcc 2100 aagacctgtg gacgaggggt gaggaagcgt gaactcctct gcaagggctc tgccgcagaa 2160 accctccccg agaggaagcg tgaactcctc tgcaagggct ctgccgcaga aaccctcccc 2220 gagagccagt gtaccagtct ccccagacct gagctgcagg agggctgtgt gcttggacga 2280 tgccccaaga acagccggct acagtgggtc gcttcttcgt ggagcgagtg ttctgcaacc 2340 tgtggtttgg gtgtgaggaa gagggagatg aagtgcagcg agaagggctt ccagggaaag 2400 ctgataactt tcccagagcg aagatgccgt aatattaaga aaccaaatct ggacttggaa 2460 gagacctgca accgacgggc ttgcccagcc catccagtgt acaacatggt agctggatgg 2520 tattcattgc cgtggcagca gtgcacagtc acctgtgggg gaggggtcca gacccggtca 2580 gtccactgtg ttcagcaagg ccggccttcc tcaagttgtc tgctccatca gaaacctccg 2640 gtgctacgag cctgtaatac aaacttctgt ccagctcctg aaaagagaga ggatccatcc 2700 tgcgtagatt tcttcaactg gtgtcaccta gttcctcagc atggtgtctg caaccacaag 2760 ttttacggaa aacaatgctg caagtcatgc acaaggaaga tctga 2805 19 4287 DNA Homo sapiens 19 atggacggcc gcggggcttt ctggacagtg gccattccca gagccaggca ggaaggcctc 60 gggaggctgg ggctcccgtt cccggtgaag cggacgccgc cagcgcccca gaacccagga 120 ggaagcacac aggccccaca gagagtggtt ggcaagagtc actcggggat taggatgccg 180 gccaaatcgc ggaatttgag gctggaatcc aagctcaaca ggaaagtagt gaaatacaaa 240 tggggaaaac agggctctgg agcggggagg gagctggtgc cggcatttcc caccaacgcc 300 ggtttaggaa gacgggaccg atgccggccg ccccctgctg gaggggatgt ggcatctcac 360 gggctgccag ggagcggggt tggctactcc tgcaaccagc gtgaagaggg tctcagggga 420 ggctgtggtg ggatccccca cgtgcccttg ttcctctcac cgttacctct ggatgcctcg 480 gggcaaaggc cttcttccac ctatagacag agtctacgca ggggtcttgg aacccgggca 540 caccagtccc cagctaacga aatccccgag ttgggggatt tgagagggtc acgtttggcc 600 caagaacccg cagtcctctt tggtcttcgg ccctctattt ctaagcgtgg gcttctggca 660 cggcggctct gggcacagcc catgctgctt tcgggctggg tggtttcaac gacgacaaca 720 attatcacag tgacggtgac cttcacccca acaggactgc tgtgtgtgaa gcactcaaga 780 gggcccctac aaccaacctg ccaggagtcg gctcctgaaa acagggtcgg aaaagcgcta 840 attacttttt ccaaaggctg gagggcttca ctccggctgg cgccgccgcc tagcgcgctc 900 ctgcttcgcc gccacggtcc gggggggctg ccggtcccgg gtaccatgtg tgacggcgcc 960 ctgctgcctc cgctcgtcct gcccgtgctg ctgctgctgg tttggggact ggacccgggc 1020 acaggtagcg ccccctccca cagccctctt caccccgcgt cctgcggcta ccttccctct 1080 gcgttctcgc ggcgtcctgg cggcccgggg gcggcggcgg gaccgctgac ggcgcccgag 1140 cggaggaggc gcgggccgcg gccggagtac gggaatcggg tggctccgtg gcaggcgcgc 1200 cgccgccggg tctccgctcg ccgatgcgcg gcgccgttcc gggaggtgct cgcgcggctg 1260 cgccggagac cctccccggg tggcgcgggc cagcgtggag ctgtcggcga cgcggcggcc 1320 gacgtggagg tggtgctccc gtggcgggtg cgccccgacg acgtgcacct gccgccgctg 1380 cccgcagccc ccgggccccg acggcggcga cgcccccgca cgcccccagc cgccccgcgc 1440 gcccggcccg gagagcgcgc cctgctgctg cacctgccgg ccttcgggcg cgacctgtac 1500 cttcagctgc gccgcgacct gcgcttcctg tcccgaggct tcgaggtgga ggaggcgggc 1560 gcggcccggc gccgcggccg ccccgccgag ctgtgcttct actcgggccg tgtgctcggc 1620 caccccggct ccctcgtctc gctcagcgcc tgcggcgccg ccggcggcct ggttggcctc 1680 attcagcttg ggcaggagca ggtgctaatc cagcccctca acaactccca gggcccattc 1740 agtggacgag aacatctgat caggcgcaaa tggtccttga cccccagccc ttctgctgag 1800 gcccagagac ctgagcagct ctgcaaggtt ctaacagaaa agaagaagcc gacgtggggc 1860 aggccttcgc gggactggcg ggagcggagg aacgctatcc ggctcaccag cgagcacacg 1920 gtggagaccc tggtggtggc cgacgccgac atggtgcagt accacggggc cgaggccgcc 1980 cagaggttca tcctgaccgt catgaacatg gtatacaata tgtttcagca ccagagcctg 2040 gggattaaaa ttaacattca agtgaccaag cttgtcctgc tacgacaacg tcccgctaag 2100 ttgtccattg ggcaccatgg tgagcggtcc ctggagagct tctgtcactg gcagaacgag 2160 gagtatggag gagcgcgata cctcggcaat aaccaggttc ccggcgggaa ggacgacccg 2220 cccctggtgg atgctgccgt gtttgtgacc aggacagatt tatgtgtaca caaagatgaa 2280 ccgtgtgaca ctgttggaat tgcttactta ggaggtgtgt gcagtgctaa gaggaagtgt 2340 gtgcttgccg aagacaatgg tctcaatttg gcctttacca tcgcccatga gctgggccac 2400 aacttgggca tgaaccacga cgatgaccac tcatcttgcg ctggcaggtc ccacatcatg 2460 tcaggagagt gggtgaaagg ccggaaccca agtgacctct cttggtcctc ctgcagccga 2520 gatgaccttg aaaacttcct caagtcaaaa gtcagcacct gcttgctagt cacggacccc 2580 agaagccagc acacagtacg cctcccgcac aagctgccgg gcatgcacta cagtgccaac 2640 gagcagtgcc agatcctgtt tggcatgaat gccaccttct gcagaaacat ggagcatcta 2700 atgtgtgctg gactgtggtg cctggtagaa ggagacacat cctgcaagac caagctggac 2760 cctcccctgg atggcaccga gtgtggggca gacaagtggt gccgcgcggg ggagtgcgtg 2820 agcaagacgc ccatcccgga gcatgtggac ggagactgga gcccgtgggg cgcctggagc 2880 atgtgcagcc gaacatgtgg gacgggagcc cgcttccggc agaggaaatg tgacaacccc 2940 ccccctgggc ctggaggcac acactgcccg ggtgccagtg tagaacatgc ggtctgcgag 3000 aacctgccct gccccaaggg tctgcccagc ttccgggacc agcagtgcca ggcacacgac 3060 cggctgagcc ccaagaagaa aggcctgctg acagccgtgg tggttgacga taagccatgt 3120 gaactctact gctcgcccct cgggaaggag tccccactgc tggtggccga cagggtcctg 3180 gacggtacac cctgcgggcc ctacgagact gatctctgcg tgcacggcaa gtgccagaaa 3240 atcggctgtg acggcatcat cgggtctgca gccaaagagg acagatgcgg ggtctgcagc 3300 ggggacggca agacctgcca cttggtgaag ggcgacttca gccacgcccg ggggacaggt 3360 tatatcgaag ctgccgtcat tcctgctgga gctcggagga tccgtgtggt ggaggataaa 3420 cctgcccaca gctttctggc cgtggtggtt gacgataagc catgtgaact ctactgctcg 3480 cccctcggga aggagtcccc actgctggtg gccgacaggg tcctggacgg tacaccctgc 3540 gggccctacg agactgatct ctgcgtgcac ggcaagtgcc agaaaatcgg ctgtgacggc 3600 atcatcgggt ctgcagccaa agaggacaga tgcggggtct gcagcgggga cggcaagacc 3660 tgccacttgg tgaagggtga cttcagccac gcccggggga caggttatat cgaagctgcc 3720 gtcattcctg ctggagctcg gaggatccgt gtggtggagg ataaacctgc ccacagcttt 3780 ctagctctca aagactcggg taaggggtcc atcaacagtg actggaagat agagctcccc 3840 ggagagttcc agattgcagg cacaactgtt cgctatgtga gaagggggct gtgggagaag 3900 atctctgcca agggaccaac caaactaccg ctgcacttga tggtgttgtt atttcacgac 3960 caagattatg gaattcatta tgaatacact gttcctgtaa accgcactgc ggaaaatcaa 4020 agcgaaccag aaaaaccgca ggactctttg ttcatctgga cccacagcgg ctgggaaggg 4080 tgcagtgtgc agtgcggcgg aggtgagtgg ccgtggtcca tgacctgttg ggtgtggggt 4140 tttgctgaag gaaggagaaa ggcatctgtg gccagcacgc agagtgtgag acatctgcaa 4200 cctgtagctc catgggaatt taaccatatc ccaccgaaaa tctctctgca gaatacttgg 4260 acagagtctt cccaactccc acactag 4287 20 3561 DNA Homo sapiens 20 atggctccac tccgcgcgct gctgtcctac ctgctgcctt tgcactgtgc gctctgcgcc 60 gccgcgggca gccggacccc agagctgcac ctctctggaa agctcagtga ctatggtgtg 120 acagtgccct gcagcacaga ctttcgggga cgcttcctct cccacgtggt gtctggccca 180 gcagcagcct ctgcagggag catggtagtg gacacgccac ccacactacc acgacactcc 240 agtcacctcc gggtggctcg cagccctctg cacccaggag ggaccctgtg gcctggcagg 300 gtggggcgcc actccctcta cttcaatgtc actgttttcg ggaaggaact gcacttgcgc 360 ctgcggccca atcggaggtt ggtagtgcca ggatcctcag tggagtggca ggaggatttt 420 cgggagctgt tccggcagcc cttacggcag gagtgtgtgt acactggagg tgtcactgga 480 atgcctgggg cagctgttgc catcagcaac tgtgacggat tggcgggcct catccgcaca 540 gacagcaccg acttcttcat tgagcctctg gagcggggcc agcaggagaa ggaggccagc 600 gggaggacac atgtggtgta ccgccgggag gccgtccagc aggagtgggc agaacctgac 660 ggggacctgc acaatgaagc ctttggcctg ggagaccttc ccaacctgct gggcctggtg 720 ggggaccagc tgggcgacac agagcggaag cggcggcatg ccaagccagg cagctacagc 780 atcgaggtgc tgctggtggt ggacgactcg gtggttcgct tccatggcaa ggagcatgtg 840 cagaactatg tcctcaccct catgaatatc gtagatgaga tttaccacga tgagtccctg 900 ggggttcata taaatattgc cctcgtccgc ttgatcatgg ttggctaccg acagtccctg 960 agcctgatcg agcgcgggaa cccctcacgc agcctggagc aggtgtgtcg ctgggcacac 1020 tcccagcagc gccaggaccc cagccacgct gagcaccatg accacgttgt gttcctcacc 1080 cggcaggact ttgggccctc agggtatgca cccgtcactg gcatgtgtca ccccctgagg 1140 agctgtgccc tcaaccatga ggatggcttc tcctcagcct tcgtgatagc tcatgagacc 1200 ggccacgtgc tcggcatgga gcatgacggt caggggaatg gctgtgcaga tgagaccagc 1260 ctgggcagcg tcatggcgcc cctggtgcag gctgccttcc accgcttcca ttggtcccgc 1320 tgcagcaagc tggagctcag ccgctacctc ccctcctacg actgcctcct cgatgacccc 1380 tttgatcctg cctggcccca gcccccagag ctgcctggga tcaactactc aatggatgag 1440 cagtgccgct ttgactttgg cagtggctac cagacctgct tggcattcag gacctttgag 1500 ccctgcaagc agctgtggtg cagccatcct gacaacccgt acttctgcaa gaccaagaag 1560 gggcccccgc tggatgggac tgagtgtgca cccggcaagt ggtgcttcaa aggtcactgc 1620 atctggaagt cgccggagca gacatatggc caggatggag gctggagctc ctggaccaag 1680 tttgggtcat gttcgcggtc atgtgggggc ggggtgcgat cccgcagccg gagctgcaac 1740 aacccctccc cagcctatgg aggccgcccg tgcttagggc ccatgttcga gtaccaggtc 1800 tgcaacagcg aggagtgccc tgggacctac gaggacttcc gggcccagca gtgtgccaag 1860 cgcaactcgt actatgtgca ccagaatgcc aagcacagct gggtgcccta cgagcctgac 1920 gatgacgccc agaagtgtga gctgatctgc cagtcggcgg acacggggga cgtggtgttc 1980 atgaaccagg tggttcacga tgggacacgc tgcagctacc gggacccata cagcgtctgt 2040 gcgcgtggcg agtgtgtgcc tgtcggctgt gacaaggagg tggggtccat gaaggcggat 2100 gacaagtgtg gagtctgcgg gggtgacaac tcccactgca ggactgtgaa ggggacgctg 2160 ggcaaggcct ccaagcaggc aggagctctc aagctggtgc agatcccagc aggtgccagg 2220 cacatccaga ttgaggcact ggagaagtcc ccccaccgca ttgtggtgaa gaaccaggtc 2280 accggcagct tcatcctcaa ccccaagggc aaggaagcca caagccggac cttcaccgcc 2340 atgggcctgg agtgggagga tgcggtggag gatgccaagg aaagcctcaa gaccagcggg 2400 cccctgcctg aagccattgc catcctggct ctccccccaa ctgagggtgg cccccgcagc 2460 agcctggcct acaagtacgt catccatgag gacctgctgc cccttatcgg gagcaacaat 2520 gtgctcctgg aggagatgga cacctatgag tgggcgctca agagctgggc cccctgcagc 2580 aaggcctgtg gaggagggat ccagttcacc aaatacggct gccggcgcag acgagaccac 2640 cacatggtgc agcgacacct gtgtgaccac aagaagaggc ccaagcccat ccgccggcgc 2700 tgcaaccagc acccgtgctc tcagcctgtg tgggtgacgg aggagtgggg tgcctgcagc 2760 cggagctgtg ggaagctggg ggtgcagaca cgggggatac agtgcctgat gcccctctcc 2820 aatggaaccc acaaggtcat gccggccaaa gcctgtgccg gggaccggcc tgaggcccga 2880 cggccctgtc tccgagtgcc ctgcccagcc cagtggaggc tgggagcctg gtcccagtgc 2940 tctgccacct gtggagaggg catccagcag cggcaggtgg tgtgcaggac caacgccaac 3000 agcctcgggc attgcgaggg ggataggcca gacactgtcc aggtctgcag cctgcctgcc 3060 tgtggagcgg agccctgcac gggagacagg tctgtcttct gccagatgga agtgctcgat 3120 cgctactgct ccattcccgg ctaccaccgg ctctgctgtg tgtcctgcat caagaaggcc 3180 tcgggcccca accctggccc agaccctggc ccaacctcac tgcccccctt ctccactcct 3240 ggaagcccct taccaggacc ccaggaccct gcagatgctg cagagcctcc tggaaagcca 3300 acgggatcag aggaccatca gcatggccga gccacacagc tcccaggagc tctggataca 3360 agctccccag ggacccagca tccctttgcc cctgagacac caatccctgg agcatcctgg 3420 agcatctccc ctaccacccc cggggggctg ccttggggct ggactcagac acctacgcca 3480 gtccctgagg acaaagggca acctggagaa gacctgagac atcccggcac cagcctccct 3540 gctgcctccc cggtgacatg a 3561 21 5808 DNA Homo sapiens 21 atgcagtttg tatcctgggc cacactgcta acgctcctgg tgcgggacct ggccgagatg 60 gggagcccag acgccgcggc ggccgtgcgc aaggacaggc tgcacccgag gcaagtgaaa 120 ttattagaga ccctgagcga atacgaaatc gtgtctccca tccgagtgaa cgctctcgga 180 gaaccctttc ccacgaacgt ccacttcaaa agaacgcgac ggagcattaa ctctgccact 240 gacccctggc ctgccttcgc ctcctcctct tcctcctcta cctcctccca ggcgcattac 300 cgcctctctg ccttcggcca gcagtttcta tttaatctca ccgccaatgc cggatttatc 360 gctccactgt tcactgtcac cctcctcggg acgcccgggg tgaatcagac caagttttat 420 tccgaagagg aagcggaact caagcactgt ttctacaaag gctatgtcaa taccaactcc 480 gagcacacgg ccgtcatcag cctctgctca ggaatgctgg gcacattccg gtctcatgat 540 ggggattatt ttattgaacc actacagtct atggatgaac aagaagatga agaggaacaa 600 aacaaacccc acatcattta taggcgcagc gccccccaga gagagccctc aacaggaagg 660 catgcatgtg acacctcaga acacaaaaat aggcacagta aagacaagaa gaaaaccaga 720 gcaagaaaat ggggagaaag gattaacctg gctggtgacg tagcagcatt aaacagcggc 780 ttagcaacag aggcattttc tgcttatggt aataagacgg acaacacaag agaaaagagg 840 acccacagaa ggacaaaacg ttttttatcc tatccacggt ttgtagaagt cttggtggtg 900 gcagacaaca gaatggtttc ataccatgga gaaaaccttc aacactatat tttaacttta 960 atgtcaattg tagcctctat ctataaagac ccaagtattg gaaatttaat taatattgtt 1020 attgtgaact taattgtgat tcataatgaa caggatgggc cttccatatc ttttaatgct 1080 cagacaacat taaaaaactt ttgccagtgg cagcattcga agaacagtcc aggtggaatc 1140 catcatgata ctgctgttct cttaacaaga caggatatct gcagagctca cgacaaatgt 1200 gataccttag gcctggctga actgggaacc atttgtgatc cctatagaag ctgttctatt 1260 agtgaagata gtggattgag tacagctttt acgatcgccc atgagctggg ccatgtgttt 1320 aacatgcctc atgatgacaa caacaaatgt aaagaagaag gagttaagag tccccagcat 1380 gtcatggctc caacactgaa cttctacacc aacccctgga tgtggtcaaa gtgtagtcga 1440 aaatatatca ctgagttttt agacactggt tatggcgagt gtttgcttaa cgaacctgaa 1500 tccagaccct accctttgcc tgtccaactg ccaggcatcc tttacaacgt gaataaacaa 1560 tgtgaattga tttttggacc aggttctcag gtgtgcccat atatgatgca gtgcagacgg 1620 ctctggtgca ataacgtcaa tggagtacac aaaggctgcc ggactcagca cacaccctgg 1680 gccgatggga cggagtgcga gcctggaaag cactgcaagt atggattttg tgttcccaaa 1740 gaaatggatg tccccgtgac agatggatcc tggggaagtt ggagtccctt tggaacctgc 1800 tccagaacat gtggaggggg catcaaaaca gccattcgag agtgcaacag accagaacca 1860 aaaaatggtg gaaaatactg tgtaggacgt agaatgaaat ttaagtcctg caacacggag 1920 ccatgtctca agcagaagcg agacttccga gatgaacagt gtgctcactt tgacgggaag 1980 cattttaaca tcaacggtct gcttcccaat gtgcgctggg tccctaaata cagtggaatt 2040 ctgatgaagg accggtgcaa gttgttctgc agagtggcag ggaacacagc ctactatcag 2100 cttcgagaca gagtgataga tggaactcct tgtggccagg acacaaatga tatctgtgtc 2160 cagggccttt gccggcaagc tggatgcgat catgttttaa actcaaaagc ccggagagat 2220 aaatgtgggg tttgtggtgg cgataattct tcatgcaaaa cagtggcagg aacatttaat 2280 acagtacatt atggttacaa tactgtggtc cgaattccag ctggtgctac caatattgat 2340 gtgcggcagc acagtttctc aggggaaaca gacgatgaca actacttagc tttatcaagc 2400 agtaaaggtg aattcttgct aaatggaaac tttgttgtca caatggccaa aagggaaatt 2460 cgcattggga atgctgtggt agagtacagt gggtccgaga ctgccgtaga aagaattaac 2520 tcaacagatc gcattgagca agaacttttg cttcaggttt tgtcggtggg aaagttgtac 2580 aaccccgatg tacgctattc tttcaatatt ccaattgaag ataaacctca gcagttttac 2640 tggaacagtc atgggccatg gcaagcatgc agtaaaccct gccaagggga acggaaacga 2700 aaacttgttt gcaccaggga atctgatcag cttactgttt ctgatcaaag atgcgatcgg 2760 ctgccccagc ctggacacat tactgaaccc tgtggtacag actgtgacct gaggtggcat 2820 gttgccagca ggagtgaatg tagtgcccag tgtggcttgg gttaccgcac attggacatc 2880 tactgtgcca aatatagcag gctggatggg aagactgaga aggttgatga tggtttttgc 2940 agcagccatc ccaaaccaag caaccgtgaa aaatgctcag gggaatgtaa cacgggtggc 3000 tggcgctatt ctgcctggac tgaatgttca aaaagctgtg acggtgggac ccagaggaga 3060 agggctattt gtgtcaatac ccgaaatgat gtactggatg acagcaaatg cacacatcaa 3120 gagaaagtta ccattcagag gtgcagtgag ttcccttgtc cacagtggaa atctggagac 3180 tggtcagagt gcttggtcac ctgtggaaaa gggcataagc accgccaggt ctggtgtcag 3240 tttggtgaag atcgattaaa tgatagaatg tgtgaccctg agaccaagcc aacatctatg 3300 cagacttgtc agcagccgga atgtgcatcc tggcaggcgg gtccctgggg acagtgcagt 3360 gtcacttgtg gacagggata ccagctaaga gcagtgaaat gcatcattgg gacttatatg 3420 tcagtggtag atgacaatga ctgtaatgca gcaactagac caactgatac ccaggactgt 3480 gaattaccat catgtcatcc tcccccagct gccccggaaa cgaggagaag cacatacagt 3540 gcaccaagaa cccagtggcg atttgggtct tggaccccat gctcagccac ttgtgggaaa 3600 ggtacccgga tgagatacgt cagctgccga gatgagaatg gctctgtggc tgacgagagt 3660 gcctgtgcta ccctgcctag accagtggca aaggaagaat gttctgtgac accctgtggg 3720 caatggaagg ccttggactg gagctcttgc tctgtgacct gtgggcaagg tagggcaacc 3780 cggcaagtga tgtgtgtcaa ctacagtgac cacgtgatcg atcggagtga gtgtgaccag 3840 gattatatcc cagaaactga ccaggactgt tccatgtcac catgccctca aaggacccca 3900 gacagtggct tagctcagca ccccttccaa aatgaggact atcgtccccg gagcgccagc 3960 cccagccgca cccatgtgct cggtggaaac cagtggagaa ctggcccctg gggagcatgt 4020 tccagtacct gtgctggcgg atcccagcgg cgtgttgttg tatgtcagga tgaaaatgga 4080 tacaccgcaa acgactgtgt ggagagaata aaacctgatg agcaaagagc ctgtgaatcc 4140 ggcccttgtc ctcagtgggc ttatggcaac tggggagagt gcactaagct gtgtggtgga 4200 ggcataagaa caagactggt ggtctgtcag cggtccaacg gtgaacggtt tccagatttg 4260 agctgtgaaa ttcttgataa acctcccgat cgtgagcagt gtaacacaca tgcttgtcca 4320 cacgacgctg catggagtac tggcccttgg agctcgtgtt ctgtctcttg tggtcgaggg 4380 cataaacaac gaaatgttta ctgcatggca aaagatggaa gccatttaga aagtgattac 4440 tgtaagcacc tggctaagcc acatgggcac agaaagtgcc gaggaggaag atgccccaaa 4500 tggaaagctg gcgcttggag tcagtgctct gtgtcctgtg gccgaggcgt acagcagagg 4560 catgtgggct gtcagatcgg aacacacaaa atagccagag agaccgagtg caacccatac 4620 accagaccgg agtcggaacg cgactgccaa ggcccacggt gtcccctcta cacttggagg 4680 gcagaggaat ggcaagaatg caccaagacc tgcggcgaag gctccaggta ccgcaaggtg 4740 gtgtgtgtgg atgacaacaa aaacgaggtg catggggcac gctgtgacgt gagcaagcgg 4800 ccggtggacc gtgaaagctg tagtttgcaa ccctgcgagt atgtctggat cacaggagaa 4860 tggtcagagt gctcagtgac ctgtggaaaa ggctacaaac aaaggcttgt ctcgtgcagc 4920 gagatttaca ccgggaagga gaattatgaa tacagctacc aaaccaccat caactgccca 4980 ggcacgcagc cccccagtgt tcacccctgt tacctgaggg actgccctgt ctcggccacc 5040 tggagagttg gcaactgggg gagctgctca gtgtcttgtg gtgttggagt gatgcagaga 5100 tctgtgcaat gtttaaccaa tgaggaccaa cccagccact tatgccacac tgatctgaag 5160 ccagaagaac gaaaaacctg ccgtaatgtc tataactgtg agttacccca gaattgcaag 5220 gaggtaaaaa gacttaaagg tgccagtgaa gatggtgaat atttcctgat gattagagga 5280 aagcttctga agatattctg tgcggggatg cactctgacc accccaaaga gtacgtgaca 5340 ctggtgcatg gagactctga gaatttctcc gaggtttatg ggcacaggtt acacaaccca 5400 acagaatgtc cctataacgg gagccggcgc gatgactgcc aatgtcggaa ggattacacg 5460 gccgctgggt tttccagttt tcagaaaatc agaatagacc tgaccagcat gcagataatc 5520 accactgact tacagtttgc aaggacaagc gaaggacatc ccgtcccttt tgccacagcc 5580 ggggattgct acagcgctgc caagtgccca cagggtcgtt ttagcatcaa cctttatgga 5640 accggcttgt ctttaactga atctgccaga tggatatcac aagggaatta tgctgtctct 5700 gacatcaaga agtcgccgga tggtacccga gtcgtaggga aatgcggtgg ttactgtgga 5760 aaatgcactc catcctctgg tactggcctg gaggtgcgag ttttatag 5808 22 4518 DNA Homo sapiens 22 atgtgggtgg ccaagtggct gactgggctg ctctaccatc tctcgctctt catcaccagg 60 tcttgggaag ttgacttcca ccccaggcaa gaagccctgg tgaggacact gacctcctac 120 gaagtagtga tccccgagcg ggtcaatgag tttggagaag tgttccctca gagccaccac 180 ttcagccggc agaaacgcag ctccgaggcg ctggaaccca tgccgttccg aacccactat 240 cgcttcactg cctacgggca gctcttccag ctgaacctga ccgccgatgc atcctttctg 300 gccgccggct acaccgaggt gcacttggga accccggagc gcggggcctg ggagagcgac 360 gcagggccct cggacctgcg ccactgcttc taccgcggcc aggtcaactc acaggaggat 420 tacaaggccg tcgtcagctt atgcggaggc ctgacgggaa catttaaagg acagaacggt 480 gaatatttct tagaacctat aatgaaggca gatgggaatg aatatgaaga tggtcacaac 540 aagccacatc ttatatacag acaagactta aataactctt ttctgcagac tctgaagtat 600 tgcagtgtgt cagaaagtca aataaaggaa accagtttac cctttcatac ctacagcaac 660 atgaatgaag atcttaatgt aatgaaagaa agagttttag gacacacatc aaaaaatgta 720 ccattgaaag atgaaagaag acattccagg aaaaaacgtc ttatatcata tccaagatac 780 attgaaatta tggttacagc tgatgctaaa gtggtttctg ctcatggatc gaatttgcaa 840 aactatatac tgactctaat gtcaattgtt gcaacaatct acaaagatcc aagtattgga 900 aatttgatac acatagtagt ggtaaaatta gttatgattc accgtgagga ggaaggacca 960 gtcattaatt ttgatggtgc taccacatta aagaactttt gttcatggca acaaactcag 1020 aatgaccttg atgatgttca cccttcccac catgacactg ctgttcttat cactagggaa 1080 gacatttgtt catctaaaga gaaatgtaac atgttaggtt tatcatattt aggtaccata 1140 tgtgatcctt tacaaagctg ctttattaat gaagaaaaag gactcatttc tgcttttact 1200 atagcccatg agcttgggca cacacttggt gttcaacatg atgataatcc tagatgtaaa 1260 gaaatgaaag ttacaaagta tcatgtaatg gcccctgctt taagttttca catgagtcct 1320 tggagctggt caaactgtag tcggaaatat gttactgaat tcctagatac tggttacggg 1380 gaatgtcttc ttgacaaacc agatgaagaa atatataatc tgccttcaga acttcctgga 1440 tcacgatatg atggaaacaa gcagtgtgag cttgcgtttg gtcctgggtc acaaatgtgt 1500 ccccatatag agaatatatg catgcatctg tggtgcacaa gcacagaaaa gcttcacaaa 1560 ggctgtttca ctcaacacgt gccaccagca gatggaacag actgcggtcc tggaatgcat 1620 tgccgtcatg ggctatgtgt aaacaaagaa acggaaacac gtcctgtaaa tggtgaatgg 1680 ggaccatggg aaccttacag ttcttgttca agaacatgtg gaggcggaat cgaaagtgca 1740 accaggcgct gtaatcgtcc tgagccaaga aacggaggaa attactgtgt gggccgcagg 1800 atgaaatttc gatcatgtaa tactgattca tgtccaaaag gcacacaaga ctttcgagag 1860 aagcagtgct ctgattttaa tggtaaacat ttggacatca gtggcattcc ctctaatgtg 1920 aggtggcttc caagatacag tggcattggc acaaaggatc gttgtaaact ctattgtcag 1980 gttgctggaa ccaattattt ctacctattg aaggatatgg ttgaagatgg tactccttgt 2040 ggaactgaaa ctcatgacat ctgtgttcaa ggccagtgta tggcagctgg ttgtgatcac 2100 gtgttaaact ccagtgccaa gatagacaaa tgtggagtgt gtggtgggga caactcttca 2160 tgcaagacaa taacaggtgt cttcaacagt tctcattatg gttataatgt tgttgtaaag 2220 attcccgcag gagcaacaaa cgttgacatt cgtcagtaca gctattctgg acaaccagat 2280 gacagttacc ttgcattatc tgacgctgaa gggaattttc ttttcaatgg aaattttctt 2340 ctaagtacgt caaaaaaaga aatcaatgtg caaggaacaa gaactgttat tgaatacagt 2400 ggatcaaata acgcagttga aagaattaat agtactaatc gacaagagaa agaacttatt 2460 ttgcaggtgt tgtgtgtggg taatttatac aaccctgatg tacattattc cttcaatatc 2520 cctttggaag agaggagtga catgttcaca tgggacccct atggaccatg ggaaggctgt 2580 accaaaatgt gtcaaggtct tcagcgaaga aacataactt gcatacataa gagtgatcat 2640 agtgttgtgt ctgataaaga atgtgaccac ttgccacttc catcatttgt tactcaaagt 2700 tgcaatacag actgtgaact aaggtggcat gttattggca aaagtgaatg ttcatcccaa 2760 tgtggtcaag gatatagaac cttggacatc cattgcatga agtattccat tcatgaagga 2820 cagactgttc aagttgatga ccactactgt ggtgaccagc ttaaacctcc tacccaagaa 2880 ctatgccatg gtaactgtgt cttcacaaga tggcattatt cagaatggtc tcagtgttcc 2940 aggagttgtg gaggagggga aaggtctcga gaatcttatt gtatgaataa ctttggccat 3000 cgtcttgctg acaatgaatg ccaagaactg tcccgagtga cgagagagaa ttgcaatgaa 3060 ttttcctgtc ccagttgggc tgctagtgaa tggagcgagt gccttgttac atgtggtaaa 3120 ggaacaaagc agcggcaggt atggtgtcag ctgaatgtag atcacttgag tgatggcttc 3180 tgtaattcaa gtaccaaacc tgaatctctg agtccatgtg aacttcatac atgtgcttcc 3240 tggcaagtag gaccatgggg tccttgcaca accacatgtg gacatgggta tcagatgcga 3300 gatgttaaat gtgtcaatga gctagctagt gcagtgttag aggacacaga atgccatgaa 3360 gctagtcgcc ccagtgacag acagagctgt gtacttacac cttgctcatt tatttctaaa 3420 cttgagaccg ctttattacc aactgttctc ataaaaaaga tggcacaatg gcgacatggt 3480 tcttggaccc catgctccgt atcttgtgga agaggtactc aagcccgcta tgtaagctgt 3540 cgtgatgctc ttgatagaat agcagatgaa tcatattgtg cccacttacc ccgacctgct 3600 gaaatatggg actgttttac cccttgtgga gagtggcaag caggggattg gtcaccctgt 3660 tcagcttcct gtggccatgg aaaaacaact cgacaagttt tatgcatgaa ctaccatcag 3720 ccaattgatg agaattactg tgatcctgaa gttcgccctt tgatggaaca ggaatgtagc 3780 ctggcagcct gccctcctgc acacagccac tttcctagtt cccctgtgca gccaagctat 3840 tatctaagca cgaatttgcc attaactcaa aaacttgaag ataatgaaaa tcaggtggtc 3900 catccatcag tcagaggaaa ccagtggaga accggaccat ggggatcatg ctccagcagt 3960 tgttctggag gtcttcagca tagggctgtg gtctgccagg atgaaaatgg acaaagtgct 4020 agttactgcg atgcagcctc caagcctcca gagttacagc aatgtggtcc agggccttgt 4080 ccacagtgga actacggaaa ttggggagaa tgttcacaaa catgtggagg aggaataaaa 4140 tcaagacttg taatatgtca atttcccaat ggccaaatat tagaagatca caactgtgaa 4200 attgtaaaca agccacctag cgtaatacag tgtcatatgc atgcttgccc tgctgatgtg 4260 tcatggcatc aggaaccatg gacatcggag gatcttaaag tgaaattgct gcctcaaagg 4320 accatcatct tgtgggaact aatgaaaaac atattttgcc atggaaagca ctcacatatg 4380 tatttaataa atgtcgttac tgaccatcta ctatatccta ggcactgtga tccagagaca 4440 attgaaacat atttcttatc cctatggagt ttacagttta cttggggaga tttgaaatac 4500 tataagaact cactataa 4518 23 2649 DNA Homo sapiens 23 atggggcgcc ctgtcccggc ttcagccccg cctcgccctc agcttctcag gactctggac 60 attcaggtgg cgctgaccgg cctggaggtc cgaaggcggc ggcctgaggc tgcaccgggc 120 acgggtcggc cgcaatccag cctgggcgga gccggagttg cgagccgctg cctagaggcc 180 gaggagctca cagctatggg ctggaggccc cggagagctc gggggacccc gttgctgctg 240 ctgctactac tgctgctgct ctggccagtg ccaggcgccg gggtgcttca aggacatatc 300 cctgggcagc cagtcacccc gcactgggtc ctggatggac aaccctggcg caccgtcagc 360 ctggaggagc cggtctcgaa gccagacatg gggctggtgg ccctggaggc tgaaggccag 420 gagctcctgc ttgagctgga gaagaaccac aggctgctgg ccccaggata catagaaacc 480 cactacggcc cagatgggca gccagtggtg ctggccccca accacacgga tcattgccac 540 taccaagggc gagtaagggg cttccccgac tcctgggtag tcctctgcac ctgctctggg 600 atgagtggcc tgatcaccct cagcaggaat gccagctatt atctgcgtcc ctggccaccc 660 cggggctcca aggacttctc aacccacgag atctttcgga tggagcagct gctcacctgg 720 aaaggaacct gtggccacag ggatcctggg aacaaagcgg gcatgaccag ccttcctggt 780 ggtccccaga gcagggtcag gcgagaagcg cgcaggaccc ggaagtacct ggaactgtac 840 attgtggcag accacaccct gttcttgact cggcaccgaa acttgaacca caccaaacag 900 cgtctcctgg aagtcgccaa ctacgtggac cagcttctca ggactctgga cattcaggtg 960 gcgctgaccg gcctggaggt gtggaccgag cgggaccgca gccgcgtcac gcaggacgcc 1020 aacgccacgc tctgggcctt cctgcagtgg cgccgggggc tgtgggcgca gcggccccac 1080 gactccgcgc agctgctcac gggccgcgcc ttccagggcg ccacagtggg cctggcgccc 1140 gtcgagggca tgtgccgcgc cgagagctcg ggaggcgtga gcacggacca ctcggagctc 1200 cccatcggcg ccgcagccac catggcccat gagatcggcc acagcctcgg cctcagccac 1260 gaccccgacg gctgctgcgt ggaggctgcg gccgagtccg gaggctgcgt catggctgcg 1320 gccaccgggg tggtttatga gcacccgttt ccgcgcgtgt tcagcgcctg cagccgccgc 1380 cagctgcgcg ccttcttccg caaggggggc ggcgcttgcc tctccaatgc cccggacccc 1440 ggactcccgg tgccgccggc gctctgcggg aacggcttcg tggaagcggg cgaggagtgt 1500 gactgcggcc ctggccagga gtgccgcgac ctctgctgct ttgctcacaa ctgctcgctg 1560 cgcccggggg cccagtgcgc ccacggggac tgctgcgtgc gctgcctgct gaagccggct 1620 ggagcgctgt gccgccaggc catgggtgac tgtgacctcc ctgagttttg cacgggcacc 1680 tcctcccact gtcccccaga cgtttaccta ctggacggct caccctgtgc caggggcagt 1740 ggctactgct gggatggcgc atgtcccacg ctggagcagc agtgccagca gctctggggg 1800 cctggctccc acccagctcc cgaggcctgt ttccaggtgg tgaactctgc gggagatgct 1860 catggaaact gcggccagga cagcgagggc cacttcctgc cctgtgcagg gagggatgcc 1920 ctgtgtggga agctgcagtg ccagggtgga aagcccagcc tgctcgcacc gcacatggtg 1980 ccagtggact ctaccgttca cctagatggc caggaagtga cttgtcgggg agccttggca 2040 ctccccagtg cccagctgga cctgcttggc ctgggcctgg tagagccagg cacccagtgt 2100 ggacctagaa tggtgtgcca gagcaggcgc tgcaggaaga atgccttcca ggagcttcag 2160 cgctgcctga ctgcctgcca cagccacggg gtttgcaata gcaaccataa ctgccactgt 2220 gctccaggct gggctccacc cttctgtgac aagccaggct ttggtggcag catggacagt 2280 ggccctgtgc aggctgaaaa ccatgacacc ttcctgctgg ccatgctcct cagcatcctg 2340 ctgcctctgc tcccaggcgc cggcctggcc tggtgttgct accgactccc aggagcccat 2400 ctgcagcgat gcagctgggg ctgcagaagg gaccctgcgt gcagtggccc caaagatggc 2460 ccacacaggg accaccccct gggcggcgtt caccccatgg agttgggccc cacagccact 2520 ggacagccct ggcccctgga ccctgagaac tctcatgagc ccagcagcca ccctgagaag 2580 cctctgccag cagtctcgcc tgacccccaa gcagatcaag tccagatgcc aagatcctgc 2640 ctctggtga 2649 24 2937 DNA Homo sapiens 24 cacggagacc gcggcagcgg ccggagagcc cggcccagcc ccttcccaca gcgcggcggt 60 gcgctgcccg gcgccatgct tctgctgggc atcctaaccc tggctttcgc cgggcgaacc 120 gctggaggct ctgagccaga gcgggaggta gtcgttccca tccgactgga cccggacatt 180 aacggccgcc gctactactg gcggggtccc gaggactccg gggatcaggg actcattttt 240 cagatcacag catttcagga ggacttttac ctacacctga cgccggatgc tcagttcttg 300 gctcccgcct tctccactga gcatctgggc gtccccctcc aggggctcac cgggggctct 360 tcagacctgc gacgctgctt ctattctggg gacgtgaacg ccgagccgga ctcgttcgct 420 gctgtgagcc tgtgcggggg gctccgcgga gcctttggct accgaggcgc cgagtatgtc 480 attagcccgc tgcccaatgc tagcgcgccg gcggcgcagc gcaacagcca gggcgcacac 540 cttctccagc gccggggtgt tccgggcggg ccttccggag accccacctc tcgctgcggg 600 gtggcctcgg gctggaaccc cgccatccta cgggccctgg acccttacaa gccgcggcgg 660 gcgggcttcg gggagagtcg tagccggcgc aggtctgggc gcgccaagcg tttcgtgtct 720 atcccgcggt acgtggagac gctggtggtc gcggacgagt caatggtcaa gttccacggc 780 gcggacctgg aacattatct gctgacgctg ctggcaacgg cggcgcgact ctaccgccat 840 cccagcatcc tcaaccccat caacatcgtt gtggtcaagg tgctgcttct tagagatcgt 900 gactccgggc ccaaggtcac cggcaatgcg gccctgacgc tgcgcaactt ctgtgcctgg 960 cagaagaagc tgaacaaagt gagtgacaag caccccgagt actgggacac tgccatcctc 1020 ttcaccaggc aggacctgtg tggagccacc acctgtgaca ccctgggcat ggctgatgtg 1080 ggtaccatgt gtgaccccaa gagaagctgc tctgtcattg aggacgatgg gcttccatca 1140 gccttcacca ctgcccacga gctgggccac gtgttcaaca tgccccatga caatgtgaaa 1200 gtctgtgagg aggtgtttgg gaagctccga gccaaccaca tgatgtcccc gaccctcatc 1260 cagatcgacc gtgccaaccc ctggtcagcc tgcagtgctg ccatcatcac cgacttcctg 1320 gacagcgggc acggtgactg cctcctggac caacccagca agcccatctc cctgcccgag 1380 gatctgccgg gcgccagcta caccctgagc cagcagtgcg agctggcttt tggcgtgggc 1440 tccaagccct gtccttacat gcagtactgc accaagctgt ggtgcaccgg gaaggccaag 1500 ggacagatgg tgtgccagac ccgccacttc ccctgggccg atggcaccag ctgtggcgag 1560 ggcaagctct gcctcaaagg ggcctgcgtg gagagacaca acctcaacaa gcacagggtg 1620 gatggttcct gggccaaatg ggatccctat ggcccctgct cgcgcacatg tggtgggggc 1680 gtgcagctgg ccaggaggca gtgcaccaac cccacccctg ccaacggggg caagtactgc 1740 gagggagtga gggtgaaata ccgatcctgc aatctggagc cctgccccag ctcagcctcc 1800 ggaaagagct tccgggagga gcagtgtgag gctttcaacg gctacaacca cagcaccaac 1860 cggctcactc tcgccgtggc atgggtgccc aagtactccg gcgtgtctcc ccgggacaag 1920 tgcaagctca tctgccgagc caatggcact ggctacttct atgtgctggc acccaaggtg 1980 gtggtggacg gcacgctgtg ctctcctgac tccacctccg tctgtgtcca aggcaagtgc 2040 atcaaggctg gctgtgatgg gaacctgggc tccaagaaga gattcgacaa gtgtggggtg 2100 tgtgggggag acaataagag ctgcaagaag gtgactggac tcttcaccaa gcccatgcat 2160 ggctacaatt tcgtggtggc catccccgca ggcgcctcaa gcatcgacat ccgccagcgc 2220 ggttacaaag ggctgatcgg ggatgacaac tacctggctc tgaagaacag ccaaggcaag 2280 tacctgctca acgggcattt cgtggtgtcg gcggtggagc gggacctggt ggtgaagggc 2340 agtctgctgc ggtacagcgg cacgggcaca gcggtggaga gcctgcaggc ttcccggccc 2400 atcctggagc cgctgaccgt ggaggtcctc tccgtgggga agatgacacc gccccgggtc 2460 cgctactcct tctatctgcc caaagagcct cgggaggaca agtcctctca tcccccgcac 2520 ccccggggag gaggaccctc tgtcttgcac aacagcgtcc tcagcctctc caaccaggtg 2580 gagcagccgg acgacaggcc ccctgcacgc tgggtggctg gcagctgggg gccgtgctcc 2640 gcgagctgcg gcagtggcct gcagaagcgg gcggtggact gccggggctc cgccgggcag 2700 cgcacggtcc ctgcctgtga tgcagcccat cggcccgtgg agacacaagc ctgcggggag 2760 ccctgcccca cctgggagct cagcgcctgg tcaccctgct ccaagagctg cggccgggga 2820 tttcagaggc gctcactcaa gtgtgtgggc cacggaggcc ggctgctggc ccgggaccag 2880 tgcaacttgc accgcaagcc ccaggagctg gacttctgcg tcctgaggcc gtgctga 2937 25 3285 DNA Homo sapiens 25 gcgcctgact cacatctgct gctgctgcct cctttaccag ctggggttcc tgtcgaatgg 60 gatcgtttca gagctgcagt tcgcccccga ccgcgaggag tgggaagtcg tgtttcctgc 120 gctctggcgc cgggagccgg tggacccggc tggcggcagc gggggcagcg cggacccggg 180 ctgggtgcgc ggcgttgggg gcggcggaag cgcccgggcg caggctgccg gcagctcacg 240 cgaggtgcgc tactgtggct ccggtgcctt tggaggagcc cgtggagggc cgatcagagt 300 cccggctccg gcccccgccg ccgtcggagg gtgaggagga cgaggagctt cgagtcgcag 360 gagctgccgc ggggatccag cggggctgcc gccttgtccc cgggcgcccc ggcctcgtgg 420 cagccgccgc ctcccccgca gccgcccccg tccccgcccc cggcccagca tgccgagccg 480 gatggcgacg aagtgttgct gcggatcccg gccttctctc gggacctgta cctgctgctc 540 cggagagacg gccgcttcct ggcgccgcgc ttcgcagtgg aacagcggcc aaatcccggc 600 cccggcccca cgggggcagc atccgccccg caacctcccg cgccaccaga cgcaggctgc 660 ttctacaccg gagctgtgct gcggcaccct ggctcgctgg cttctttcag cacctgtgga 720 ggtggcctgg tatttaacct tttccaacac aagagtctgg gtgtgcaggt caatcttcgt 780 gtgataaagc ttattctgct ccatgaaact ccaccagaac tatatattgg gcatcatgga 840 gaaaaaatgc tagagagttt ttgtaagtgg caacatgaag aatttggcaa aaagaatgat 900 atacatttag agatgtcaac aaactggggg gaagacatga cttcagtgga tgcagctata 960 cttataacaa ggaaagattt ctgtgtgcac aaagatgaac catgtgatac tgttggtata 1020 gcttacttga gtggaatgtg tagtgaaaag agaaaatgta ttattgctga agacaatggc 1080 ttgaatcttg cttttacaat tgctcatgaa atgggtcaca acatgggcat taaccatgac 1140 aatgaccacc catcgtgtgc tgatggtctt catatcatgt ctggtgaatg gattaaagga 1200 cagaatcttg gtgacgtttc atggtctcga tgtagcaagg aagatttgga aagatttctc 1260 aggtcaaagg ccagtaactg cttgctacaa acaaatccgc agagtgtcaa ttctgtgatg 1320 gttccctcca agctgccagg gatgacatac actgctgatg aacaatgcca gatccttttt 1380 gggccattgg cttctttttg tcaggagatg cagcatgtta tttgcacagg attatggtgc 1440 aaggtagaag gtgagaaaga atgcagaacc aagctagacc caccaatgga tggaactgac 1500 tgtgaccttg gtaagtggtg taaggctgga gaatgtacca gcaggacctc agcacctgaa 1560 catctggccg gagagtggag cctgtggagt ccttgtagcc gaacctgcag tgctgggatc 1620 agcagtcgag agcgcaaatg tcctgggcta gattctgaag caagggattg taatggtccc 1680 agaaaacaat acagaatatg tgagaatcca ccttgtcctg caggtttgcc tggattcaga 1740 gactggcaat gtcaggctta tagtgttaga acttctcccc caaagcatat acttcagtgg 1800 caagctgtcc tggatgaaga aaaaccatgt gccttgtttt gctctcctgt tggaaaagaa 1860 cagcctattc ttctatcaga aaaagtgatg gatggaactt cttgtggcta tcagggatta 1920 gatatctgtg caaatggcag gtgccagaaa gttggctgtg atggtttatt agggtctctt 1980 gcaagagaag atcattgtgg tgtatgcaat ggcaatggaa aatcatgcaa gatcattaaa 2040 ggggatttta atcacaccag aggagcaggt tatgtagaag tgctggtgat acctgctgga 2100 gcaagaagaa tcaaagttgt ggaggaaaag ccggcacata gctatttagc tctccgagat 2160 gctggcaaac agtctattaa tagtgactgg aagattgaac actctggagc cttcaatttg 2220 gctggaacta ccgttcatta tgtaagacga ggcctctggg agaagatctc tgccaaaggt 2280 cctactacag cacctttaca tcttctggtg ctcctgtttc aggatcagaa ttatggtctt 2340 cactatgaat acactatccc atcagaccct cttccagaaa accagagctc taaagcacct 2400 gagcccctct tcatgtggac acacacaagc tgggaagatt gcgatgccac ttgtggagga 2460 ggagaaagga agacaacagt gtcctgcaca aaaatcatga gcaaaaatat cagcattgtg 2520 gacaatgaga aatgcaaata cttaaccaag ccagagccac agattcgaaa gtgcaatgag 2580 caaccatgtc aaacaaggtg gatgatgaca gaatggaccc cttgttcacg aacttgtgga 2640 aaaggaatgc agagcagaca agtggcctgt acccaacaac tgagcaatgg aacactgatt 2700 agagcccgag agagggactg cattgggccc aagcccgcct ctgcccagcg ctgtgagggc 2760 caggactgca tgaccgtgtg ggaggcggga gtgtggtctg agtgttcagt caagtgtggc 2820 aaaggcatac gtcatcggac cgttagatgt accaacccaa gaaagaagtg tgtcctctct 2880 accagaccca gggaggctga agactgtgag gattattcaa aatgctatgt gtggcgaatg 2940 ggtgactggt ctaagtgctc aattacctgt ggcaaaggaa tgcagtcccg tgtaatccaa 3000 tgcatgcata agatcacagg aagacatgga aatgaatgtt tttcctcaga aaaacctgca 3060 gcatacaggc catgccatct tcaaccctgc aatgagaaaa ttaatgtaaa taccataaca 3120 tcacccagac tggctgctct gactttcaag tgcctgggag atcagtggcc agtgtactgc 3180 cgagtgatac gtgaaaagaa cctatgtcag gacatgcggt ggtatcagcg ctgctgtgaa 3240 acatgcaggg acttctatgc ccaaaagctg cagcagaaga gttga 3285 26 375 DNA Homo sapiens modified_base (238)..(240) Any nucleotide 26 tatgattact ggggctctga tagcatgata gtaacaaata aagtcatcga aattgttggc 60 cttgcaaatt caatgttcac ccaatttaaa gttactattg tgctgtcatc attggagtta 120 tggtcagatg aaaataagat ttctacagtt ggtgaggcag atgaattatt gcaaaaattt 180 ttagaatgga aacaatctta tcttaaccta aggcctcatg atattgcata tctactannn 240 taccccaagg agataactct ggaggcattt gcagttattg tcacccagat gctggcactc 300 agtctgggaa tatcatatga cgacccaaag aaatgtcaat gttcagaatc cacctgtata 360 atgaatccag aagtt 375 27 1710 DNA Homo sapiens 27 atgctcgccg cctccatctt ccgtccgaca ctgctgctct gctggctggc tgctccctgg 60 cccacccagc ccgagagtct cttccacagc cgggaccgct cggacctgga gccgtcccca 120 ctgcgccagg ccaagcccat tgccgacctc cacgctgctc agcggttcct gtccagatac 180 ggctggtcag gggtgtgggc ggcctggggg cccagtcccg aggggccgcc ggagaccccc 240 aagggcgccg ccctggccga ggcggtgcgc aggttccagc gggcgaacgc gctgccggcc 300 agcggggagc tggacgcggc caccctagcg gccatgaacc ggccgcgctg cggggtcccg 360 gacatgcgcc caccgccccc ctccgccccg ccttcgcccc cgggcccgcc ccccagagcc 420 cgctccaggc gctccccgcg ggcgccgctg tccttgtccc ggcggggttg gcagccccgg 480 ggctaccccg acggcggagc tgcccaggcc ttctccaaga ggacgctgag ctggcggctg 540 ctgggcgagg ccctgagcag ccaactgtcc gcggccgacc agcggcgcat tgtggcgctg 600 gccttcagga tgtggagcga ggtgacgccg ctggacttcc gcgaggacct ggccgccccc 660 ggggccgcgg tcgacatcaa gctgggcttt gggagacggc ggcacctggg ctgtccgcgg 720 gccttcgatg ggagcgggca ggagtttgca cacgcctggc gcctaggtga cattcacttt 780 gacgacgacg agcacttcac acctcccacc agtgacacgg gcatcagcct tctcaaggtg 840 gccgtccatg aaattggcca tgtcctgggc ttgcctcaca cctacaggac gggatccata 900 atgcaaccaa attacattcc ccaggagcct gcctttgagt tggactggtc agacaggaaa 960 gcaattcaaa agctgtatgg ctcctgtgag ggatcatttg atactgcgtt tgactggatt 1020 cgcaaagaga gaaaccaata tggagaggtg atggtgagat ttagcacata tttcttccgt 1080 aacagctggt actggcttta tgaaaatcga aacaatagga cacgctatgg ggaccctatc 1140 caaatcctca ctggctggcc tggaatccca acacacaaca tagatgcctt tgttcacatc 1200 tggacatgga aaagagatga acgttatttt tttcaaggaa atcaatactg gagatatgac 1260 agtgacaagg atcaggccct cacagaagat gaacaaggaa aaagctatcc caaattgatt 1320 tcagaaggat ttcctggcat cccaagtccc ctagacacgg cgttttatga ccgaagacag 1380 aagttaattt acttcttcaa ggagtccctt gtatttgcat ttgatgtcaa cagaaatcga 1440 gtacttaatt cttatccaaa gaggattact gaagtttttc cagcagtaat accacaaaat 1500 catcctttca gaaatataga ttccgcttat tactcctatg catacaactc cattttcttt 1560 ttcaaaggca atgcatactg gaaggtagtt aatgacaagg acaaacaaca gaattcctgg 1620 cttcctgcta atggcttatt tccaaaaaag tttatttcag agaagtggtt tgatgtttgt 1680 gacgtccata tctccacact gaacatgtaa 1710 28 2232 DNA Homo sapiens 28 atggtggaga gcgccggccg tgcagggcag aagcgcccgg ggttcctgga gggggggctg 60 ctgctgctgc tgctgctggt gaccgctgcc ctggtggcct tgggtgtcct ctacgccgac 120 cgcagaggga tcccagaggc ccaagaggtg agcgaggtct gcaccacccc tggctgcgtg 180 atagcagccg ccaggatcct ccagaacatg gacccgacca cggaaccgtg tgacgacttc 240 taccagtttg catgcggagg ctggctgcgg cgccacgtga tccctgagac caactcaaga 300 tacagcatct ttgacgtcct ccgcgacgag ctggaggtca tcctcaaagc ggtgctggag 360 aattcgactg ccaaggaccg gccggctgtg gagaaggcca ggacgctgta ccgctcctgc 420 atgaaccaga gtgtgataga gaagcgaggc tctcagcccc tgctggacat cttggaggtg 480 gtgggaggct ggccggtggc gatggacagg tggaacgaga ccgtaggact cgagtgggag 540 ctggagcggc agctggcgct gatgaactca cagttcaaca ggcgcgtcct catcgacctc 600 ttcatctgga acgacgacca gaactccagc cggcacatca tctacataga ccagcccacc 660 ttgggcatgc cctcccgaga gtactacttc aacggcggca gcaaccggaa ggtgcgggaa 720 gcctacctgc agttcatggt gtcagtggcc acgttgctgc gggaggatgc aaacctgccc 780 agggacagct gcctggtgca ggaggacatg gtgcaggtgc tggagctgga gacacagctg 840 gccaaggcca cggtacccca ggaggagaga cacgacgtca tcgccttgta ccaccggatg 900 ggactggagg agctgcaaag ccaatttggc ctgaagggat ttaactggac tctgttcata 960 caaactgtgc tatcctctgt caaaatcaag ctgctgccag atgaggaagt ggtggtctat 1020 ggcatcccct acctgcagaa ccttgaaaac atcatcgaca cctactcagc caggaccata 1080 cagaactacc tggtctggcg cctggtgctg gaccgcattg gtagcctaag ccagagattc 1140 aaggacacac gagtgaacta ccgcaaggcg ctgtttggca caatggtgga ggaggtgcgc 1200 tggcgtgaat gtgtgggcta cgtcaacagc aacatggaga acgccgtggg ctccctctac 1260 gtcagggagg cgttccctgg agacagcaag agcatggtgg aactcattga caaggtgcgg 1320 acagtgtttg tggagacgct ggacgagctg ggctggatgg acgaggagtc caagaagaag 1380 gcgcaggaga aggccatgag catccgggag cagatcgggc accctgacta catcctggag 1440 gagatgaaca ggcgcctgga cgaggagtac tccaatgtga acttctcaga ggacctgtac 1500 tttgagaaca gtctgcagaa cctcaaggtg ggcgcccagc ggagcctcag gaagcttcgg 1560 gaaaaggtgg acccaaatct gatcatcggg gcggcggtgg tcaatgcgtt ctactcccca 1620 aaccgaaacc agattgtatt ccctgccggg atcctccagc cccccttctt cagcaaggag 1680 cagccacagg ccttgaactt tggaggcatt gggatggtga tcgggcacga gatcacgcac 1740 ggctttgacg acaatggtgg ccggaacttc gacaagaatg gcaacatgat ggattggtgg 1800 agtaacttct ccacccagca cttccgggag cagtcagagt gcatgatcta ccagtacggc 1860 aactactcct gggacctggc agacgaacag aacgtgaacg gattcaacac ccttggggaa 1920 aacattgctg acaacggagg ggtgcggcaa gcctataagg cctacctcaa gtggatggca 1980 gagggtggca aggaccagca gctgcccggc ctggatctca cccatgagca gctcttcttc 2040 atcaactatg cccaggtgtg gtgcgggtcc taccggcccg agttcgccat ccaatccatc 2100 aagacagacg tccacagtcc cctgaagtac agggtactgg ggtcgctgca gaacctggcc 2160 gccttcgcag acacgttcca ctgtgcccgg ggcaccccca tgcaccccaa ggagcgatgc 2220 cgcgtgtggt ag 2232 29 2730 DNA Homo sapiens 29 atgaggctga aacttaaggg tagccatttg tcagcagaag taaaggccaa gtattcccag 60 agagaaggca tcgcagtcaa ctgctgtgac gtgtgtgacg tccatctcaa aagcctgtgt 120 gaatgtaact acacagggtg gcatacgctg atgtctgccc tagatcccca caagcctcta 180 gcttgggccc tccgtccatt ctcacctttc ctcctcacct ctagtcctgc attagaagca 240 gccggttctc cttcccagag ccctccctgg cagattgtga accgactagg ccatgcctct 300 tcacctgtgg agagtggctc tgaagcaggg actacagaag catctcctac gttaggctgc 360 gtccaggaga gagggactaa gggatttcgt ttagaagaag gggcaggggc tgagagttcg 420 gcttgtaaat gtgtaggcga gagtgttgac atacatcact tcacacctga tgaaggaaag 480 agaagacagg ctatgaacct aagaggggtg gagcgacacc tgctggaacc tgctgtggca 540 gcagcatcta gccagggccg ccaagtgctg ggtcgctcca cccacagcaa gatgggccgt 600 gctggccctc gcagactttt atatttgcat aaatgggccc tggtgaggct tccacactgg 660 gacagaagag caggcaggtc cccggacagt ggaggctttt tcttcatgaa tagtcttaga 720 gcgatttcgc agtcatccac tcgtggaagc ttcctggctg gagtccgccc tccagtctct 780 agcatcttga caggagggaa ccatctctgt gggacccgcc tctgccatga aattgcccat 840 gcctggtttg gcctagccat cggggcccga gactggacgg aggagtggct gagtgaaggc 900 ttcgccactc acttggagga tgtgttttgg gccacagcac agcagctggg tcttgctttt 960 cataccctgg ccgtggaccc agcagtgtgc acatcagtgt cccctgccac atggagtcct 1020 gtgaggagag gccacatgat agatacagaa aaggctctgg ggtctgagtc agacagactt 1080 ccagtcctgg ctctgccatt cgttggctct gtgagtatag attccagcac aaagtttgaa 1140 acatttccag agcaagtccg ccaggctgac ctctcccttc aagtgcgaga ctgggctgtt 1200 gctggccctg gcgagtgcct gcctcagacc gtccagggag tgggggagtg ccctgtgggg 1260 caggggtggc cacgagctgc tttttctctg cgttctcata tggcctttcc tctgtgcatg 1320 cagagagaaa gacgagatgc aatgctcccc cgaggagatg caggtgttaa gaagctgctc 1380 caggaccttc agcaggaagg tggtatgatc tgctcagtat ttggacggtg ctgctctgct 1440 gctgtgtgga gagcaccaca ggcagccgac ggaaagccag gagaacggtt gcagccttgc 1500 agtagtccat gcaagaggcc ctggagtgcc tgtgacagat gcaagacgca gacctatttg 1560 aaatgtgttt tggctgtgga acgggcaggt ctttggttga ttgaatgtgg agaagaggaa 1620 aatgagtgta tccagaatga ctttgaggtt tttgagttgg acagttgggt agatggtgat 1680 cccatttgtg tgatgatatt ttcttcttat tcattggacc ctcagttcag cctgcggttg 1740 ctgttcttga ctgtggatgc tgtcagtcaa ccagatgagg gagccggact gcatggggct 1800 tatgttcaag atcacatggc agtggagaga cttgggtcca agccctcacc cagtggtcat 1860 gctccttccc ctgcaggtct cacctgtgca tctggggctc agatgggcac tgttggccag 1920 tctctacaca agggtcagat ttcacttcct ccattgttgc agggattgga cctttcttca 1980 ggaggcccga ttcgaaatca aatcattatg tatcaaatat cactgccacc tgcccactct 2040 ttaaatatcc acattgcctc tgtggttgtg gtggaaaagg aaggcgtggg gaagggaaag 2100 ggcacgtcaa tctcagttgt tgcatttggt gccaaaccca gtaaagacaa aactggccac 2160 acaagtgact cgggagcatc tgttatcaag catggactta atccggagaa gatcttcatg 2220 caggtgcatt atttaaaggg ctacttcctt cttcggtttc ttgccaaaag acttggagat 2280 gaaacctatt tttcattttt aagaaaattt gtgcacacat ttcatggaca gctgattctt 2340 tcccagcctt ccacagaacc tttgcccagc agccatccag cgaatgtttg ccacatagag 2400 aatgttgcct gtttttcagt cttctctggt gaagactttg gacctcactt aataacattc 2460 cagggctcaa ctccccagcc cccactccat gccaccccta gagaagcatc tgaagcagcc 2520 atgcctgatg tgtgcgatga atatgcctta tcctcccgaa actggctttc ccaaccaaat 2580 agttcctttc aaagcactga aagcacccat gatgctgtgc ctgggtcctt agatttcatc 2640 gtgcatgttg ctgtgggtga agaggagcgg tctcatgtga ctgggctccc ttccacactt 2700 caacccaggg gagcgctgcc ctttctgtga 2730 30 2973 DNA Homo sapiens 30 atggggcccc cttccagctc aggcttctat gtgagccgcg cagtggccct gctgctggct 60 gggttggtag ccgccctcct gctggcgctg gccgtactcg ccgccttgta cggccactgc 120 gagcgcgtcc caccgtcgga gctgcctgga ctcagggact cggaagccga gtcttcccct 180 cccctcaggc agaagccgac gccgaccccg aaacccagca gtgcacgcga gctagcggtg 240 acgaccaccc cgagcaactg gcgacccccg gggccctggg accagctacg cctgccgccc 300 tggctcgtgc cgctgcacta cgatctggag ctgtggccgc agctgaggcc cgacgagctt 360 ccggccgggt ctttgccctt cactggccgc gtgaacatca cggtgcgctg cacggtggcc 420 acctctcgac tgctgctgca tagcctcttc caggactgcg agcgcgccga ggtgcgggga 480 cccctttccc cgggcactgg gaacgccaca gtgggccgcg tgcccgtgga cgacgtgtgg 540 ttcgcgctgg acacggaata catggtgctg gagctcagtg agcccctgaa acctggtagc 600 agctacgagc tgcagcttag cttctcgggc ctggtgaagg aagacctcag ggagggactc 660 ttcctcaacg tctacaccga ccagggcgag cgcagggccc tgttagcgtc ccagctggaa 720 ccaacatttg ccaggtatgt tttcccttgt tttgatgagc cagctctgaa ggcaactttt 780 aatattacaa tgattcatca tccaagttat gtggcccttt ccaacatgcc aaagctaggt 840 cagtctgaaa aagaagatgt gaatggaagc aaatggactg ttacaacctt ttccactacg 900 ccccacatgc caacttactt agtcgcattt gttatatgtg actatgacca cgtcaacaga 960 acagaaaggg gcaaggagat acgcatctgg gcccggaaag atgcaattgc aaatggaagt 1020 gcagactttg ctttgaacat cacaggtccc atcttctctt ttctggagga tttgtttaat 1080 atcagttact ctcttccaaa aacagatata attgccttgc ctagttttga caaccatgca 1140 atggaaaact ggggactaat gatatttgat gaatcaggat tgttgttgga accaaaagat 1200 caactgacag aaaaaaagac tctgatctcc tatgttgtct cccacgagat tggacaccag 1260 tggtttggaa acttggttac catgaattgg tggaacaata tctggctcaa cgagggtttt 1320 gcatcttatt ttgagtttga agtaattaac tactttaatc ctaaactccc aagaaatgag 1380 atcttttttt ctaacatttt acataatatc ctcagagaag atcacgccct ggtgactaga 1440 gctgtggcca tgaaggtgga aaatttcaaa acaagtgaaa tacaggaact ctttgacata 1500 tttacttaca gcaagggagc gtctatggcc cggatgcttt cttgtttctt gaatgagcat 1560 ttatttgtca gtgcactcaa gtcatatttg aagacatttt cctactcaaa cgctgagcaa 1620 gatgatctat ggaggcattt tcaaatggcc atagatgacc agagtacagt tattttgcca 1680 gcaacaataa aaaacataat ggacagttgg acacaccaga gtggttttcc agtgatcact 1740 ttaaacgtgt ctactggcgt catgaaacag gagccatttt atcttgaaaa cattaaaaat 1800 cggactcttc taaccagcaa tgacacatgg attgtcccta ttctttggat aaaaaatgga 1860 actacacaac ctttagtctg gctagatcaa agcagcaaag tattcccaga aatgcaagtt 1920 tcagattctg accatgactg ggtgattttg aatttgaata tgactggata ttatagagtt 1980 aattatgata aattaggttg gaagaaacta aatcaacaac ttgaaaagga tcctaaggct 2040 attcctgtta ttcacagact gcagttcatt gatgatgcct tttccttgtc taaaaacaat 2100 tatattgaga ttgaaacagc acttgagtta accaagtacc ttgctgaaga agatgaaatt 2160 atagtatggc atacagtctt ggtaaacttg gtaaccaggg atcttgtttc tgaggtgaac 2220 atctatgata tatactcatt attaaagagg tacctattaa agagacttaa tttaatatgg 2280 aatatttatt caactataat tcgtgaaaat gtgttggcat tacaagatga ctacttagct 2340 ctaatatcac tggaaaaact ttttgtaact gcgtgttggt tgggccttga agactgcctt 2400 cagctgtcaa aagaactttt cgcaaaatgg gtggatcatc cagaaaatga aataccttat 2460 ccaattaaag atgtggtttt atgttatggc attgccttgg gaagtgataa agagtgggac 2520 atcttgttaa atacttacac taatacaaca aacaaagaag aaaagattca acttgcttat 2580 gcaatgagct gcagcaaaga cccatggata cttaacagat atatggagta tgccatcagc 2640 acatctccat tcacttctaa tgaaacaaat ataattgagg ttgtggcttc atctgaagtt 2700 ggccggtatg tcgcaaaaga cttcttagtc aacaactggc aagctgtgag taaaaggtat 2760 ggaacacaat cattgattaa tctaatatat acaataggga gaaccgtaac tacagattta 2820 cagattgtgg agctgcagca gtttttcagt aacatgttgg aggaacacca gaggatcaga 2880 gttcatgcca acttacagac aataaagaat gaaaatctga aaaacaagaa gctaagtgcc 2940 aggatagctg cgtggctaag gagaaacaca tag 2973 31 1953 DNA Homo sapiens 31 atggcgagcg gcgagcattc ccccggcagc ggcgcggccc ggcggccgct gcactccgcg 60 caggctgtgg acgtggcctc ggcctccaac ttccgggcct ttgagctgct gcacttgcac 120 ctggacctgc gggctgagtt cgggcctcca gggcccggcg cagggagccg ggggctgagc 180 ggcaccgcgg tcctggacct gcgctgcctg gagcccgagg gcgccgccga gctgcggctg 240 gactcgcacc cgtgcctgga ggtgacggcg gcggcgctgc ggcgggagcg gcccggctcg 300 gaggagccgc ctgcggagcc cgtgagcttc tacacgcagc ccttctcgca ctatggccag 360 gccctgtgcg tgtccttccc gcagccctgc cgcgccgccg agcgcctcca ggtgctgctc 420 acctaccgcg tcggggaggg acccggggtt tgctggttgg ctcccgagca gacagcagga 480 aagaagaagc ccttcgtgta cacccagggc caggctgtcc taaaccgggc cttcttccct 540 tgcttcgaca cgcctgctgt taaatacaag tattcagctc ttattgaggt cccagatggc 600 ttcacagctg tgatgagtgc tagcacctgg gagaagagag gtccaaataa gttcttcttc 660 cagatgtgtc agcccatccc ctcctatctg atagctttgg ccatcggaga tctggtttcg 720 gctgaagttg gacccaggag ccgggtgtgg gctgagccct gcctgattga tgctgccaag 780 gaggagtaca acggggtgat agaagaattt ttggcaacag gagagaagct ttttggacct 840 tatgtttggg gaaggtatga cttgctcttc atgccaccgt cctttccatt tggaggaatg 900 gagaaccctt gtctgacctt tgtcaccccc tgcctgctag ctggggaccg ctccttggca 960 gatgtcatca tccatgagat ctcccacagt tggtttggga acctggtcac caacgccaac 1020 tggggtgaat tctggctcaa tgaaggtttc accatgtacg cccagaggag gatctccacc 1080 atcctctttg gcgctgcgta cacctgcttg gaggctgcaa cggggcgggc tctgctgcgt 1140 caacacatgg acatcactgg agaggaaaac ccactcaaca agctccgcgt gaagattgaa 1200 ccaggcgttg acccggacga cacctataat gagaccccct acgagaaagg tttctgcttt 1260 gtctcatacc tggcccactt ggtgggtgat caggatcagt ttgacagttt tctcaaggcc 1320 tatgtgcatg aattcaaatt ccgaagcatc ttagccgatg actttctgga cttctacttg 1380 gaatatttcc ctgagcttaa gaaaaagaga gtggatatca ttccaggttt tgagtttgat 1440 cgatggctga atacccccgg ctggcccccg tacctccctg atctctcccc tggggactca 1500 ctcatgaagc ctgctgaaga gctagcccaa ctgtgggcag ccgaggagct ggacatgaag 1560 gccattgaag ccgtggccat ctctccctgg aagacctacc agctggtcta cttcctggat 1620 aagatcctcc agaaatcccc tctccctcct gggaatgtga aaaaacttgg agacacatac 1680 ccaagtatct caaatgcccg gaatgcagag ctccggctgc gatggggcca aatcgtcctt 1740 aagaacgacc accaggaaga tttctggaaa gtgaaggagt tcctgcataa ccaggggaag 1800 cagaagtata cacttccgct gtaccacgca atgatgggtg gcagtgaggt ggcccagacc 1860 ctcgccaagg agacttttgc atccaccgcc tcccagctcc acagcaatgt tgtcaactat 1920 gtccagcaga tcgtggcacc caagggcagt tag 1953 32 2175 DNA Homo sapiens 32 atggccgcgc agtgctgctg ccgccaggcg cccggcgccg aggccgcgcc cgtccgcccg 60 ccgcccgagc cgccgcccgc cctggacgtg gcctcggcct ccagcgcgca gctcttccgc 120 ctccgccacc tgcagctggg cctggagctg cggcccgagg cgcgcgagtt ggccggctgc 180 ctggtgctcg agctgtgcgc gctgcggccc gcgccccgcg cgctcgtgct cgacgcgcac 240 ccggctctgc gcctgcactc agccgccttc cgtcgcgccc ccgccgcgac gagaacgccc 300 tgcgccttcg ccttctccgc ccccgggccg gggcccgcgc cgccgccccc gctgcccgcc 360 ttccccgagg cgcccggctc cgagcccgcc tgctgtccgc tggccttcag ggtggacccg 420 ttcaccgact acggctcctc gctcaccgtc acgctgccgc ccgagctgca ggcgcaccag 480 cccttccagg tcatcctgcg gtacacctcg accgacgccc ccgccatctg gtggctggac 540 ccagagctga cctatggctg cgccaagccc ttcgtcttca cccagggcca ctccgtgtgc 600 aaccgctcct tcttcccgtg cttcgacaca cctgccgtga agtgcaccta ctctgccgtc 660 gtcaaggcgc catcgggggt gcaggtgctg atgagtgcca cccggagtgc atacatggag 720 gaagaaggcg tcttccactt ccacatggag caccccgtgc ccgcctacct cgtggccctg 780 gtggccggag acctcaagcc ggcagacatc gggcccagga gccgcgtgtg ggccgagcca 840 tgcctcctgc ccacggccac cagcaagctg tcgggcgcag tggagcagtg gctgagtgca 900 gctgagcggc tgtatgggcc ctacatgtgg ggcaggtacg acattgtctt cctgccaccc 960 tccttcccca tcgtggccat ggagaacccc tgcctcacct tcatcatctc ctccatcctg 1020 gagagcgatg agttcctggt catcgatgtc atccacgagg tggcccacag ttggttcggc 1080 aacgctgtca ccaacgccac gtgggaagag atgtggctga gcgagggcct ggccacctat 1140 gcccagcgcc gtatcaccac cgagacctac ggtgctgcct tcacctgcct ggagactgcc 1200 ttccgcctgg acgccctgca ccggcagatg aagcttctgg gagaggacag cccggtcagc 1260 aaactgcagg tcaagctgga gccaggagtg aatcccagcc acctgatgaa cctgttcacc 1320 tacgagaagg gctactgctt cgtgtactac ctgtcccagc tctgcggaga cccacagcgc 1380 tttgatgact ttctccgagc ctatgtggag aagtacaagt tcaccagcgt ggtggcccag 1440 gacctgctgg actccttcct gagcttcttc ccggagctga aggagcagag cgtggactgc 1500 cgggcagggc tggaattcga gcgctggctc aatgccacag gcccgccgct ggctgagccg 1560 gacctgtctc agggatccag cctgacccgg cccgtggagg cccttttcca gctgtggacc 1620 gcagaacctc tggaccaggc agctgcctcg gccagcgcca ttgacatctc caagtggagg 1680 accttccaga cagcactctt cctggaccgg ctcctggatg ggtccccgct gccgcaggag 1740 gtggtgatga gcctgtccaa gtgctactcc tccctgctgg actcgatgaa cgctgagatc 1800 cgcatccgct ggctgcagat tgtggtccgc aacgactact atcctgacct ccacagggtg 1860 cggcgcttcc tggagagcca gatgtcacgc atgtacacca tcccgctgta cgaggacctc 1920 tgcaccggtg ccctcaagtc cttcgcgctg gaggtcttct accagacgca gggccggctg 1980 caccccaacc tgcgcagagc catccagcag atcctgtccc agggcctggg ctccagcaca 2040 gagcccgcct cagagcccag cacggagctg ggcaaggctg aagcagacac agactcggac 2100 gcacaggccc tgctgcttgg ggacgaggcc cccagcagtg ccatctctct cagggacgtc 2160 aatgtgtctg cctag 2175 33 1524 DNA Homo sapiens 33 atggatccca aactcgggag aatggctgcg tccctgctgg ctgtgctgct gctgctgctg 60 gagcgcggca tgttctcctc accctccccg cccccggcgc tgttagagaa agtcttccag 120 tacattgacc tccatcagga tgaatttgtg cagacgctga aggagtgggt ggccatcgag 180 agcgactctg tccagcctgt gcctcgcttc agacaagagc tcttcagaat gatggccgtg 240 gctgcggaca cgctgcagcg cctgggggcc cgtgtggcct cggtggacat gggtcctcag 300 cagctgcccg atggtcagag tcttccaata cctcccgtca tcctggccga actggggagc 360 gatcccacga aaggcaccgt gtgcttctac ggccacttgg acgtgcagcc tgctgaccgg 420 ggcgatgggt ggctcacgga cccctatgtg ctgacggagg tagacgggaa actttatgga 480 cgaggagcga ccgacaacaa aggccctgtc ttggcttgga tcaatgctgt gagcgccttc 540 agagccctgg agcaagatct tcctgtgaat atcaaattca tcattgaggg gatggaagag 600 gctggctctg ttgccctgga ggaacttgtg gaaaaagaaa aggaccgatt cttctctggt 660 gtggactaca ttgtaatttc agataacctg tggatcagcc aaaggaagcc agcaatcact 720 tatggaaccc gggggaacag ctacttcatg gtggaggtga aatgcagaga ccaggatttt 780 cactcaggaa cctttggtgg catccttcat gaaccaatgg ctgatctggt tgctcttctc 840 ggtagcctgg tagactcgtc tggtcatatc ctggtccctg gaatctatga tgaagtggtt 900 cctcttacag aagaggaaat aaatacatac aaagccatcc atctagacct agaagaatac 960 cggaatagca gccgggttga gaaatttctg ttcgatacta aggaggagat tctaatgcac 1020 ctctggaggt acccatctct ttctattcat gggatcgagg gcgcgtttga tgagcctgga 1080 actaaaacag tcatacctgg ccgagttata ggaaaatttt caatccgtct agtccctcac 1140 atgaatgtgt ctgcggtgga aaaacaggtg acacgacatc ttgaagatgt gttctccaaa 1200 agaaatagtt ccaacaagat ggttgtttcc atgactctag gactacaccc gtggattgca 1260 aatattgatg acacccagta tctcgcagca aaaagagcga tcagaacagt gtttggaaca 1320 gaaccagata tgatccggga tggatccacc attccaattg ccaaaatgtt ccaggagatc 1380 gtccacaaga gcgtggtgct aattccgctg ggagctgttg atgatggaga acattcgcag 1440 aatgagaaaa tcaacaggtg gaactacata gagggaacca aattatttgc tgcctttttc 1500 ttagagatgg cccagctcca ttaa 1524 34 1422 DNA Homo sapiens 34 atggctcagc ggtgcgtttg cgtgctggcc ctggtggcta tgctgctcct agttttccct 60 accgtctcca gatcgatggg cccgaggagc ggggagtatc aaagggcgtc gcgaatccct 120 tctcagttca gcaaagagga acgcgtcgcg atgaaagagg cactgaaagg tgccatccag 180 attccaacag tgacttttag ctctgagaag tccaatacta cagccctggc tgagttcgga 240 aaatacattc gtaaagtctt tcctacagtg gtcagcacca gctttatcca gcatgaagtc 300 gtggaagagt atagccacct gttcactatc caaggctcgg accccagctt gcagccctac 360 ctgctgatgg ctcactttga tgtggtgcct gcccctgaag aaggctggga ggtgccccca 420 ttctctgggt tggagcgtga tggcgtcatc tatggtcggg gcacactgga cgacaagaac 480 tctgtgatgg cattactgca ggccttggag ctcctgctga tcaggaagta catcccccga 540 agatctttct tcatttctct gggccatgat gaggagtcat cagggacagg ggctcagagg 600 atctcagccc tgctacagtc aaggggcgtc cagctagcct tcattgtgga cgaggggggc 660 ttcatcttgg atgatttcat tcctaacttc aagaagccca tcgccttgat tgcagtctca 720 gagaagggtt ccatgaacct catgctgcaa gtaaacatga cttcaggcca ctcttcagct 780 cctccaaagg agacaagcat tggcatcctt gcagctgctg tcagccgatt ggagcagaca 840 ccaatgccta tcatatttgg aagcgggaca gtggtgactg tattgcagca actggcaaat 900 gaggtttatg gagagaaatc ccttaaccaa tgcaataatc aggaccacca cggcactcac 960 catattcaaa gcagggtggc ccaggccaca gtcaacttcc ggattcaccc tggacagaca 1020 gtccaagagg tcctagaact cacgaagaac attgtggctg ataacagagt ccagttccat 1080 gtgttgagtg cctttgaccc cctccccgtc agcccttctg atgacaaggc cttgggctac 1140 cagctgctcc gccagaccgt acagtccgtc ttcccggaag tcaatattac tgccccagtt 1200 acttctattg gcaacacaga cagccgattc tttacaaacc tcaccactgg catctacagg 1260 ttctacccca tctacataca gcctgaagac ttcaaacgca tccatggagt caacgagaaa 1320 atctcagtcc aagcctatga gacccaagtg aaattcatct ttgagttgat tcagaatgct 1380 gacacagacc aggagccagt ttctcacctg cacaaactgt ga 1422 35 1428 DNA Homo sapiens 35 atggcggccc tcactaccct gtttaagtac atagatgaaa atcaggatcg ctacattaag 60 aaactcgcaa aatgggtggc tatccagagt gtgtctgcgt ggccggagaa gagaggcgaa 120 atcaggagga tgatggaagt tgctgctgca gatgttaagc agttgggggg ctctgtggaa 180 ctggtggata tcggaaaaca aaagctccct gatggctcgg agatcccgct ccctcctatt 240 ctgctcggca ggctgggctc cgacccacag aagaagaccg tgtgcattta cgggcacctg 300 gatgtgcagc ctgcagccct ggaggacggc tgggacagcg agcccttcac cctggtggag 360 cgagacggca agctgtatgg gagaggttcg actgatgata agggcccggt ggccggctgg 420 ataaacgccc tggaagcgta tcagaaaaca ggccaggaga ttcctgtcaa cgtccgattc 480 tgcctcgaag gcatggagga gtcaggctct gagggcctag acgagctgat ttttgcccgg 540 aaagacacat tctttaagga tgtggactat gtctgcattt ctgacaatta ctggctggga 600 aagaagaagc cctgcatcac ctacggcctc aggggcattt gctacttttt catcgaggtg 660 gagtgcagca acaaagacct ccattctggg gtgtacgggg gctcggtgca tgaggccatg 720 actgatctca ttttgctgat gggctctttg gtggacaaga gggggaacat cctgatcccc 780 ggcattaacg aggccgtggc cgccgtcacg gaagaggagc acaagctgta cgacgacatc 840 gactttgaca tagaggagtt tgccaaggat gtgggggcgc agatcctcct gcacagccac 900 aagaaagaca tcctcatgca ccgatggcgg tacccgtctc tgtccctcca tggcatcgaa 960 ggcgccttct ctgggtctgg ggccaagacc gtgattccca ggaaggtggt tggcaagttc 1020 tccatcaggc tcgtgccgaa catgactcct gaagtcgtcg gcgagcaggt cacaagctac 1080 ctaactaaga agtttgctga actacgcagc cccaatgagt tcaaggtgta catgggccac 1140 ggtgggaagc cctgggtctc cgacttcagt caccctcatt acctggctgg gagaagagcc 1200 atgaagacag tttttggtgt tgagccagac ttgaccaggg aaggcggcag tattcccgtg 1260 accttgacct ttcaggaggc cacgggcaag aacgtcatgc tgctgcctgt ggggtcagcg 1320 gatgacggag cccactccca gaatgaaaag ctcaacaggt ataactacat agagggaacc 1380 aagatgctgg ccgcgtacct gtatgaggtc tcccagctga aggactag 1428 36 379 PRT Homo sapiens 36 Met Arg Gly Leu Val Val Phe Leu Ala Val Phe Ala Leu Ser Glu Val 1 5 10 15 Asn Ala Ile Thr Arg Val Pro Leu His Lys Gly Lys Ser Leu Arg Arg 20 25 30 Ala Leu Lys Glu Arg Arg Leu Leu Glu Asp Phe Leu Arg Asn His His 35 40 45 Tyr Ala Val Ser Arg Lys His Ser Ser Ser Gly Val Val Ala Ser Glu 50 55 60 Ser Leu Thr Asn Tyr Leu Asp Cys Gln Tyr Phe Gly Lys Ile Tyr Ile 65 70 75 80 Gly Thr Leu Pro Gln Lys Phe Thr Leu Val Phe Asp Thr Gly Ser Pro 85 90 95 Asp Ile Trp Val Pro Ser Val Tyr Cys Asn Ser Asp Ala Cys Gln Asn 100 105 110 His Gln Arg Phe Asp Pro Ser Lys Ser Ser Thr Gln Asn Met Gly Lys 115 120 125 Ser Leu Ser Ile Gln Tyr Gly Thr Gly Ser Met Arg Gly Leu Leu Gly 130 135 140 Tyr Asp Thr Val Thr Val Ser Asn Ile Val Asp Pro His Gln Thr Val 145 150 155 160 Gly Leu Ser Thr Gln Glu Pro Gly Asp Val Phe Thr Tyr Ser Glu Phe 165 170 175 Asp Gly Ile Leu Gly Leu Ala Tyr Pro Ser Leu Ala Ser Glu Tyr Ala 180 185 190 Leu Arg Leu Gly Phe Arg Asn Asp Gln Gly Ser Met Leu Thr Leu Arg 195 200 205 Ala Ile Asp Leu Ser Tyr Tyr Thr Gly Ser Leu His Trp Ile Pro Met 210 215 220 Thr Ala Arg Ile Leu Ala Val His Cys Gly Gln Glu Gly Pro Gly Glu 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Leu Asp Glu Ala Ile Leu His Thr Phe Gly Ser Val Ile Ile 245 250 255 Asp Gly Val Val Val Ala Cys Asp Gly Gly Cys Gln Ala Ile Leu Asp 260 265 270 Thr Gly Thr Ser Leu Leu Val Gly Pro Gly Gly Asn Ile Leu Asn Ile 275 280 285 Gln Gln Ala Ile Gly Arg Thr Ala Gly Gln Tyr Asn Glu Phe Asp Ile 290 295 300 Asp Cys Gly Arg Leu Ser Ser Ile Pro Thr Ala Val Phe Glu Ile His 305 310 315 320 Gly Lys Lys Tyr Pro Leu Pro Pro Ser Ala Tyr Thr Ser Gln Asp Gln 325 330 335 Gly Phe Cys Thr Ser Gly Phe Gln Gly Asp Tyr Ser Ser Gln Gln Trp 340 345 350 Ile Leu Gly Asn Val Phe Ile Trp Glu Tyr Tyr Ser Val Phe Asp Arg 355 360 365 Thr Asn Asn Arg Val Gly Leu Ala Lys Ala Val 370 375 37 499 PRT Homo sapiens 37 Met Asp Arg Cys Lys His Val Gly Arg Leu Arg Leu Ala Gln Asp His 1 5 10 15 Ser Ile Leu Asn Pro Gln Lys Trp Cys Cys Leu Glu Cys Ala Thr Thr 20 25 30 Glu Ser Val Trp Ala Cys Leu Lys Cys Ser His Val Ala Cys Gly Arg 35 40 45 Tyr Ile Glu Asp His Ala Leu Lys His Phe Glu Glu Thr Gly His Pro 50 55 60 Leu Ala Met Glu Val Arg Asp Leu Tyr Val Phe Cys Tyr Leu Cys Lys 65 70 75 80 Asp Tyr Val Leu Asn Asp Asn Pro Glu Gly Asp Leu Lys Leu Leu Arg 85 90 95 Ser Ser Leu Leu Ala Val Arg Gly Gln Lys Gln Asp Thr Pro Val Arg 100 105 110 Arg Gly Arg Thr Leu Arg Ser Met Ala Ser Gly Glu Asp Val Val Leu 115 120 125 Pro Gln Arg Ala Pro Gln Gly Gln Pro Gln Met Leu Thr Ala Leu Trp 130 135 140 Tyr Arg Arg Gln Arg Leu Leu Ala Arg Thr Leu Arg Leu Trp Phe Glu 145 150 155 160 Lys Ser Ser Arg Gly Gln Ala Lys Leu Glu Gln Arg Arg Gln Glu Glu 165 170 175 Ala Leu Glu Arg Lys Lys Glu Glu Ala Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Glu Pro 180 185 190 Ala Met Ala Pro Gly Val Thr Gly Leu Arg Asn Leu Gly Asn Thr Cys 195 200 205 Tyr Met Asn Ser Ile Leu Gln Val Leu Ser His Leu Gln Lys Phe Arg 210 215 220 Glu Cys Phe Leu Asn Leu Asp Pro Ser Lys Thr Glu His Leu Phe Pro 225 230 235 240 Lys Ala Thr Asn Gly Lys Thr Gln Leu Ser Gly Lys Pro Thr Asn Ser 245 250 255 Ser Ala Thr Glu Leu Ser Leu Arg Asn Asp Arg Ala Glu Ala Cys Glu 260 265 270 Arg Glu Gly Phe Cys Trp Asn Gly Arg Ala Ser Ile Ser Arg Ser Leu 275 280 285 Glu Leu Ile Gln Asn Lys Glu Pro Ser Ser Lys His Ile Ser Leu Cys 290 295 300 Arg Glu Leu His Thr Leu Phe Arg Val Met Trp Ser Gly Lys Trp Ala 305 310 315 320 Leu Val Ser Pro Phe Ala Met Leu His Ser Val Trp Ser Leu Ile Pro 325 330 335 Ala Phe Arg Gly Tyr Asp Gln Gln Asp Ala Gln Glu Phe Leu Cys Glu 340 345 350 Leu Leu His Lys Val Gln Gln Glu Leu Glu Ser Glu Gly Thr Thr Arg 355 360 365 Arg Ile Leu Ile Pro Phe Ser Gln Arg Lys Leu Thr Lys Gln Val Leu 370 375 380 Lys Val Val Asn Thr Ile Phe His Gly Gln Leu Leu Ser Gln Gly Arg 385 390 395 400 Trp Ser Gly Arg Asn His Arg Glu Lys Ile Gly Val His Val Val Phe 405 410 415 Asp Gln Val Leu Thr Met Glu Pro Tyr Cys Cys Arg Asp Met Leu Ser 420 425 430 Ser Leu Asp Lys Glu Thr Phe Ala Tyr Asp Leu Ser Ala Val Val Met 435 440 445 His His Gly Lys Gly Phe Gly Ser Gly His Tyr Thr Ala Tyr Cys Tyr 450 455 460 Asn Thr Glu Gly Gly Glu Gln Thr Gln Gly Leu Ala Ile Thr Asn Arg 465 470 475 480 Glu Tyr Gly Leu Ser Gln Arg Glu Leu Ala Pro Pro Ser Lys Ala Phe 485 490 495 Pro Leu Met 38 390 PRT Homo sapiens 38 Met Gly Pro Arg Leu Ile Pro Phe Leu Phe Leu Phe Val Tyr Pro Ile 1 5 10 15 Leu Cys Arg Ile Ile Leu Arg Lys Gly Lys Ser Ile Arg Gln Arg Met 20 25 30 Glu Glu Gln Gly Val Leu Glu Thr Phe Leu Arg Asp His Pro Lys Ala 35 40 45 Asp Pro Ile Ala Lys Tyr Tyr Phe Asn Asn Asp Ala Val Ala Tyr Glu 50 55 60 Pro Phe Thr Asn Tyr Leu Asp Ser Phe Tyr Phe Gly Glu Ile Ser Thr 65 70 75 80 Gly Thr Pro Pro Gln Asn Phe Leu Val Ser Leu Ile Arg Val Pro Pro 85 90 95 Ile Cys Ser Leu Pro Ser Ile Tyr Cys Gln Ser Gln Val Cys Ser Asn 100 105 110 His Asn Arg Phe Asn Pro Ser Leu Ser Ser Thr Phe Arg Asn Asp Gly 115 120 125 Gln Thr Tyr Gly Leu Ser Tyr Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Ser Val Phe Leu 130 135 140 Gly Tyr Asp Thr Val Thr Val His Asn Ile Val Val Asn Asn Gln Glu 145 150 155 160 Phe Gly Leu Ser Glu Asn Glu Pro Ser Asp Pro Phe Tyr Tyr Ser Asp 165 170 175 Phe Asp Gly Ile Leu Gly Met Ala Tyr Pro Asn Met Ala Glu Gly Asn 180 185 190 Ser Pro Thr Val Met Gln Gly Met Leu Gln Gln Ser Gln Leu Thr Gln 195 200 205 Pro Val Phe Ser Phe Tyr Phe Thr Cys Gln Pro Thr Arg Gln Tyr Cys 210 215 220 Gly Glu Leu Ile Leu Gly Gly Val Asp Pro Asn Leu Tyr Ser Gly Gln 225 230 235 240 Ile Ile Trp Thr Pro Val Ser Pro Glu Leu Tyr Trp Gln Ile Ala Ile 245 250 255 Glu Glu Phe Ala Ile Gly Asn Gln Ala Thr Gly Leu Cys Ser Glu Gly 260 265 270 Cys Gln Ala Ile Val Asp Thr Glu Thr Phe Leu Leu Ala Val Pro Gln 275 280 285 Gln Tyr Met Ala Ser Phe Leu Gln Ala Thr Gly Pro Gln Gln Ala Gln 290 295 300 Asn Gly Asp Phe Val Val Asn Cys Ser Tyr Ile Gln Ser Met Pro Thr 305 310 315 320 Ile Thr Phe Ile Ile Gly Gly Ala Gln Phe Pro Leu Pro Pro Ser Glu 325 330 335 Tyr Val Phe Asn Asn Asn Gly Tyr Cys Arg Leu Gly Thr Glu Ala Thr 340 345 350 Cys Leu Pro Ser Arg Ser Gly Gln Pro Leu Trp Ile Leu Gly Asp Val 355 360 365 Phe Leu Lys Glu Tyr Cys Ser Val Tyr Asp Met Ala Asn Asn Arg Val 370 375 380 Gly Phe Ala Phe Ser Ala 385 390 39 412 PRT Homo sapiens 39 Met Gln Pro Ser Ser Leu Leu Pro Leu Ala Leu Cys Leu Leu Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Pro Ala Ser Ala Leu Val Arg Ile Pro Leu His Lys Phe Thr Ser Ile 20 25 30 Arg Arg Thr Met Ser Glu Val Gly Gly Ser Val Glu Asp Leu Ile Ala 35 40 45 Lys Gly Pro Val Ser Lys Tyr Ser Gln Ala Val Pro Ala Val Thr Glu 50 55 60 Gly Pro Ile Pro Glu Val Leu Lys Asn Tyr Met Asp Ala Gln Tyr Tyr 65 70 75 80 Gly Glu Ile Gly Ile Gly Thr Pro Pro Gln Cys Phe Thr Val Val Phe 85 90 95 Asp Thr Gly Ser Ser Asn Leu Trp Val Pro Ser Ile His Cys Lys Leu 100 105 110 Leu Asp Ile Ala Cys Trp Ile His His Lys Tyr Asn Ser Asp Lys Ser 115 120 125 Ser Thr Tyr Val Lys Asn Gly Thr Ser Phe Asp Ile His Tyr Gly Ser 130 135 140 Gly Ser Leu Ser Gly Tyr Leu Ser Gln Asp Thr Val Ser Val Pro Cys 145 150 155 160 Gln Ser Ala Ser Ser Ala Ser Ala Leu Gly Gly Val Lys Val Glu Arg 165 170 175 Gln Val Phe Gly Glu Ala Thr Lys Gln Pro Gly Ile Thr Phe Ile Ala 180 185 190 Ala Lys Phe Asp Gly Ile Leu Gly Met Ala Tyr Pro Arg Ile Ser Val 195 200 205 Asn Asn Val Leu Pro Val Phe Asp Asn Leu Met Gln Gln Lys Leu Val 210 215 220 Asp Gln Asn Ile Phe Ser Phe Tyr Leu Ser Arg Asp Pro Asp Ala Gln 225 230 235 240 Pro Gly Gly Glu Leu Met Leu Gly Gly Thr Asp Ser Lys Tyr Tyr Lys 245 250 255 Gly Ser Leu Ser Tyr Leu Asn Val Thr Arg Lys Ala Tyr Trp Gln Val 260 265 270 His Leu Asp Gln Val Glu Val Ala Ser Gly Leu Thr Leu Cys Lys Glu 275 280 285 Gly Cys Glu Ala Ile Val Asp Thr Gly Thr Ser Leu Met Val Gly Pro 290 295 300 Val Asp Glu Val Arg Glu Leu Gln Lys Ala Ile Gly Ala Val Pro Leu 305 310 315 320 Ile Gln Gly Glu Tyr Met Ile Pro Cys Glu Lys Val Ser Thr Leu Pro 325 330 335 Ala Ile Thr Leu Lys Leu Gly Gly Lys Gly Tyr Lys Leu Ser Pro Glu 340 345 350 Asp Tyr Thr Leu Lys Val Ser Gln Ala Gly Lys Thr Leu Cys Leu Ser 355 360 365 Gly Phe Met Gly Met Asp Ile Pro Pro Pro Ser Gly Pro Leu Trp Ile 370 375 380 Leu Gly Asp Val Phe Ile Gly Arg Tyr Tyr Thr Val Phe Asp Arg Asp 385 390 395 400 Asn Asn Arg Val Gly Phe Ala Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 405 410 40 396 PRT Homo sapiens 40 Met Ala Leu Leu Thr Asn Leu Leu Pro Leu Cys Cys Leu Ala Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Pro Ala Gln Ser Cys Gly Pro Gly Arg Gly Pro Val Gly Arg 20 25 30 Arg Arg Tyr Ala Arg Lys Gln Leu Val Pro Leu Leu Tyr Lys Gln Phe 35 40 45 Val Pro Gly Val Pro Glu Arg Thr Leu Gly Ala Ser Gly Pro Ala Glu 50 55 60 Gly Arg Val Ala Arg Gly Ser Glu Arg Phe Arg Asp Leu Val Pro Asn 65 70 75 80 Tyr Asn Pro Asp Ile Ile Phe Lys Asp Glu Glu Asn Ser Gly Ala Asp 85 90 95 Arg Leu Met Thr Glu Arg Cys Lys Glu Arg Val Asn Ala Leu Ala Ile 100 105 110 Ala Val Met Asn Met Trp Pro Gly Val Arg Leu Arg Val Thr Glu Gly 115 120 125 Trp Asp Glu Asp Gly His His Ala Gln Asp Ser Leu His Tyr Glu Gly 130 135 140 Arg Ala Leu Asp Ile Thr Thr Ser Asp Arg Asp Arg Asn Lys Tyr Gly 145 150 155 160 Leu Leu Ala Arg Leu Ala Val Glu Ala Gly Phe Asp Trp Val Tyr Tyr 165 170 175 Glu Ser Arg Asn His Val His Val Ser Val Lys Ala Asp Asn Ser Leu 180 185 190 Ala Val Arg Ala Gly Gly Cys Phe Pro Gly Asn Ala Thr Val Arg Leu 195 200 205 Trp Ser Gly Glu Arg Lys Gly Leu Arg Glu Leu His Arg Gly Asp Trp 210 215 220 Val Leu Ala Ala Asp Ala Ser Gly Arg Val Val Pro Thr Pro Val Leu 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Leu Gln Arg Arg Ala Ser Phe Val Ala Val 245 250 255 Glu Thr Glu Trp Pro Pro Arg Lys Leu Leu Leu Thr Pro Trp His Leu 260 265 270 Val Phe Ala Ala Arg Gly Pro Ala Pro Ala Pro Gly Asp Phe Ala Pro 275 280 285 Val Phe Ala Arg Arg Leu Arg Ala Gly Asp Ser Val Leu Ala Pro Gly 290 295 300 Gly Asp Ala Leu Arg Pro Ala Arg Val Ala Arg Val Ala Arg Glu Glu 305 310 315 320 Ala Val Gly Val Phe Ala Pro Leu Thr Ala His Gly Thr Leu Leu Val 325 330 335 Asn Asp Val Leu Ala Ser Cys Tyr Ala Val Leu Glu Ser His Gln Trp 340 345 350 Ala His Arg Ala Phe Ala Pro Leu Arg Leu Leu His Ala Leu Gly Ala 355 360 365 Leu Leu Pro Gly Gly Ala Val Gln Pro Thr Gly Met His Trp Tyr Ser 370 375 380 Arg Leu Leu Tyr Arg Leu Ala Glu Glu Leu Leu Gly 385 390 395 41 378 PRT Homo sapiens 41 Met Ala Glu Lys Pro Ser Asn Gly Val Leu Val His Met Val Lys Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Ile Lys Thr Phe Leu Asp Gly Ile Phe Asp Asp Leu Met Glu Asn 20 25 30 Asn Val Leu Asn Thr Asp Glu Ile His Leu Ile Gly Lys Cys Leu Lys 35 40 45 Phe Val Val Ser Asn Ala Glu Asn Leu Val Asp Asp Ile Thr Glu Thr 50 55 60 Ala Gln Thr Ala Gly Lys Ile Phe Arg Glu His Leu Trp Asn Ser Lys 65 70 75 80 Lys Gln Leu Ser Ser Ile Phe Phe Ser Leu Ser Ala Phe Leu Glu Ile 85 90 95 Gln Gly Ala Gln Pro Ser Gly Lys Leu Lys Leu Cys Pro His Ala His 100 105 110 Phe His Glu Leu Lys Thr Lys Arg Ala Asp Glu Ile Tyr Pro Val Met 115 120 125 Glu Lys Glu Arg Arg Thr Cys Leu Gly Leu Asn Ile Arg Asn Lys Glu 130 135 140 Phe Asn Tyr Leu His Asn Arg Asn Gly Ser Glu Leu Asp Leu Leu Gly 145 150 155 160 Met Arg Asp Leu Leu Glu Asn Leu Gly Tyr Ser Val Val Ile Lys Glu 165 170 175 Asn Leu Thr Ala Gln Glu Met Glu Thr Ala Leu Arg Gln Phe Ala Ala 180 185 190 His Pro Glu His Gln Ser Ser Asp Ser Thr Phe Leu Val Phe Met Ser 195 200 205 His Ser Ile Leu Asn Gly Ile Cys Gly Thr Lys His Trp Asp Gln Glu 210 215 220 Pro Asp Val Leu His Asp Asp Thr Ile Phe Glu Ile Phe Asn Asn Arg 225 230 235 240 Asn Cys Gln Ser Leu Lys Asp Lys Pro Lys Val Ile Ile Met Gln Ala 245 250 255 Cys Arg Gly Asn Gly Ala Gly Ile Val Trp Phe Thr Thr Asp Ser Gly 260 265 270 Lys Ala Gly Ala Asp Thr His Gly Arg Leu Leu Gln Gly Asn Ile Cys 275 280 285 Asn Asp Ala Val Thr Lys Ala His Val Glu Lys Asp Phe Ile Ala Phe 290 295 300 Lys Ser Ser Thr Pro His Asn Val Ser Trp Arg His Glu Thr Asn Gly 305 310 315 320 Ser Val Phe Ile Ser Gln Ile Ile Tyr Tyr Phe Arg Glu Tyr Ser Trp 325 330 335 Ser His His Leu Glu Glu Ile Phe Gln Lys Val Gln His Ser Phe Glu 340 345 350 Thr Pro Asn Ile Leu Thr Gln Leu Pro Thr Ile Glu Arg Leu Ser Met 355 360 365 Thr Arg Tyr Phe Tyr Leu Phe Pro Gly Asn 370 375 42 234 PRT Homo sapiens 42 Gln Tyr Asp Leu Ser Lys Ala Arg Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Gln Gly Arg Pro Gly Ala Gln His Asp Val Glu Ala Leu Gly Gly Leu 20 25 30 Cys Trp Ala Leu Gly Phe Glu Thr Thr Val Arg Thr Asp Pro Thr Ala 35 40 45 Gln Ala Phe Gln Glu Glu Leu Ala Gln Phe Arg Glu Gln Leu Asp Thr 50 55 60 Cys Arg Gly Pro Val Ser Cys Ala Leu Val Ala Leu Met Ala His Gly 65 70 75 80 Gly Pro Arg Gly Gln Leu Leu Gly Ala Asp Gly Gln Glu Val Gln Pro 85 90 95 Glu Ala Leu Met Gln Glu Leu Ser Arg Cys Gln Val Leu Gln Gly Arg 100 105 110 Pro Lys Ile Phe Leu Leu Gln Ala Cys Arg Gly Gly Asn Arg Asp Ala 115 120 125 Gly Val Gly Pro Thr Ala Leu Pro Trp Tyr Trp Ser Trp Leu Arg Ala 130 135 140 Pro Pro Ser Val Pro Ser His Ala Asp Val Leu Gln Ile Tyr Ala Glu 145 150 155 160 Ala Gln Gly Tyr Val Ala Tyr Arg Asp Asp Lys Gly Ser Asp Phe Ile 165 170 175 Gln Thr Leu Val Glu Val Leu Arg Ala Asn Pro Gly Arg Asp Leu Leu 180 185 190 Glu Leu Leu Thr Glu Val Asn Arg Arg Val Cys Glu Gln Glu Val Leu 195 200 205 Gly Pro Asp Cys Asp Glu Leu Arg Lys Ala Cys Leu Glu Ile Arg Ser 210 215 220 Ser Leu Arg Arg Arg Leu Cys Leu Gln Ala 225 230 43 669 PRT Homo sapiens 43 Met Ala Tyr Tyr Gln Glu Pro Ser Val Glu Thr Ser Ile Ile Lys Phe 1 5 10 15 Lys Asp Gln Asp Phe Thr Thr Leu Arg Asp His Cys Leu Ser Met Gly 20 25 30 Arg Thr Phe Lys Asp Glu Thr Phe Pro Ala Ala Asp Ser Ser Ile Gly 35 40 45 Gln Lys Leu Leu Gln Glu Lys Arg Leu Ser Asn Val Ile Trp Lys Arg 50 55 60 Pro Gln Asp Leu Pro Gly Gly Pro Pro His Phe Ile Leu Asp Asp Ile 65 70 75 80 Ser Arg Phe Asp Ile Gln Gln Gly Gly Ala Ala Asp Cys Trp Phe Leu 85 90 95 Ala Ala Leu Gly Ser Leu Thr Gln Asn Pro Gln Tyr Arg Gln Lys Ile 100 105 110 Leu Met Val Gln Ser Phe Ser His Gln Tyr Ala Gly Ile Phe Arg Phe 115 120 125 Arg Phe Trp Gln Cys Gly Gln Trp Val Glu Val Val Ile Asp Asp Arg 130 135 140 Leu Pro Val Gln Gly Asp Lys Cys Leu Phe Val Arg Pro Arg His Gln 145 150 155 160 Asn Gln Glu Phe Trp Pro Cys Leu Leu Glu Lys Ala Tyr Ala Lys Leu 165 170 175 Leu Gly Ser Tyr Ser Asp Leu His Tyr Gly Phe Leu Glu Asp Ala Leu 180 185 190 Val Asp Leu Thr Gly Gly Val Ile Thr Asn Ile His Leu His Ser Ser 195 200 205 Pro Val Asp Leu Val Lys Ala Val Lys Thr Ala Thr Lys Ala Gly Ser 210 215 220 Leu Ile Thr Cys Ala Thr Pro Ser Gly Pro Thr Asp Thr Ala Gln Ala 225 230 235 240 Met Glu Asn Gly Leu Val Ser Leu His Ala Tyr Thr Val Thr Gly Ala 245 250 255 Glu Gln Ile Gln Tyr Arg Arg Gly Trp Glu Glu Ile Ile Ser Leu Trp 260 265 270 Asn Pro Trp Gly Trp Gly Glu Ala Glu Trp Arg Gly Arg Trp Ser Asp 275 280 285 Gly Ser Gln Glu Trp Glu Glu Thr Cys Asp Pro Arg Lys Ser Gln Leu 290 295 300 His Lys Lys Arg Glu Asp Gly Glu Phe Trp Met Ser Cys Gln Asp Phe 305 310 315 320 Gln Gln Lys Phe Ile Ala Met Phe Ile Cys Ser Glu Ile Pro Ile Thr 325 330 335 Leu Asp His Gly Asn Thr Leu His Glu Gly Trp Ser Gln Ile Met Phe 340 345 350 Arg Lys Gln Val Ile Leu Gly Asn Thr Ala Gly Gly Pro Arg Asn Asp 355 360 365 Ala Gln Phe Asn Phe Ser Val Gln Glu Pro Met Glu Gly Thr Asn Val 370 375 380 Val Val Cys Val Thr Val Ala Val Thr Pro Ser Asn Leu Lys Ala Glu 385 390 395 400 Asp Ala Lys Phe Pro Leu Asp Phe Gln Val Ile Leu Ala Gly Ser Gln 405 410 415 Arg Phe Arg Glu Lys Phe Pro Pro Val Phe Phe Ser Ser Phe Arg Asn 420 425 430 Thr Val Gln Ser Ser Asn Asn Lys Phe Arg Arg Asn Phe Thr Met Thr 435 440 445 Tyr His Leu Ser Pro Gly Asn Tyr Val Val Val Ala Gln Thr Arg Arg 450 455 460 Lys Ser Ala Glu Phe Leu Leu Arg Ile Phe Leu Lys Met Pro Asp Ser 465 470 475 480 Asp Arg His Leu Ser Ser His Phe Asn Leu Arg Met Lys Gly Ser Pro 485 490 495 Ser Glu His Gly Ser Gln Gln Ser Ile Phe Asn Arg Tyr Ala Gln Gln 500 505 510 Arg Leu Asp Ile Asp Ala Thr Gln Leu Gln Gly Leu Leu Asn Gln Glu 515 520 525 Leu Leu Thr Gly Pro Pro Gly Asp Met Phe Ser Leu Asp Glu Cys Arg 530 535 540 Ser Leu Val Ala Leu Met Glu Leu Lys Val Asn Gly Arg Leu Asp Gln 545 550 555 560 Glu Glu Phe Ala Arg Leu Trp Lys Arg Leu Val His Tyr Gln His Val 565 570 575 Phe Gln Lys Val Gln Thr Ser Pro Gly Val Leu Leu Ser Ser Asp Leu 580 585 590 Trp Lys Ala Ile Glu Asn Thr Asp Phe Leu Arg Gly Ile Phe Ile Ser 595 600 605 Arg Glu Leu Leu His Leu Val Thr Leu Arg Tyr Ser Asp Ser Val Gly 610 615 620 Arg Val Ser Phe Pro Ser Leu Val Cys Phe Leu Met Arg Leu Glu Ala 625 630 635 640 Met Ala Lys Thr Phe Arg Asn Leu Ser Lys Asp Gly Lys Gly Leu Tyr 645 650 655 Leu Thr Glu Met Glu Trp Met Ser Leu Val Met Tyr Asn 660 665 44 703 PRT Homo sapiens 44 Met Ala Ala Gln Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Arg Gln Arg Ala Ala Thr Gln 1 5 10 15 Gly Leu Gly Ser Asn Gln Asn Ala Leu Lys Tyr Leu Gly Gln Asp Phe 20 25 30 Lys Thr Leu Arg Gln Gln Cys Leu Asp Ser Gly Val Leu Phe Lys Asp 35 40 45 Pro Glu Phe Pro Ala Cys Pro Ser Ala Leu Gly Tyr Lys Asp Leu Gly 50 55 60 Pro Gly Ser Pro Gln Thr Gln Gly Ile Ile Trp Lys Arg Pro Thr Glu 65 70 75 80 Leu Cys Pro Ser Pro Gln Phe Ile Val Gly Gly Ala Thr Arg Thr Asp 85 90 95 Ile Cys Gln Gly Gly Leu Gly Asp Cys Trp Leu Leu Ala Ala Ile Ala 100 105 110 Ser Leu Thr Leu Asn Glu Glu Leu Leu Tyr Arg Val Val Pro Arg Asp 115 120 125 Gln Asp Phe Gln Glu Asn Tyr Ala Gly Ile Phe His Phe Gln Phe Trp 130 135 140 Gln Tyr Gly Glu Trp Val Glu Val Val Ile Asp Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr 145 150 155 160 Lys Asn Gly Gln Leu Leu Phe Leu His Ser Glu Gln Gly Asn Glu Phe 165 170 175 Trp Ser Ala Leu Leu Glu Lys Ala Tyr Ala Lys Leu Asn Gly Cys Tyr 180 185 190 Glu Ala Leu Ala Gly Gly Ser Thr Val Glu Gly Phe Glu Asp Phe Thr 195 200 205 Gly Gly Ile Ser Glu Phe Tyr Asp Leu Lys Lys Pro Pro Ala Asn Leu 210 215 220 Tyr Gln Ile Ile Arg Lys Ala Leu Cys Ala Gly Ser Leu Leu Gly Cys 225 230 235 240 Ser Ile Asp Val Tyr Ser Ala Ala Glu Ala Glu Ala Ile Thr Ser Gln 245 250 255 Lys Leu Val Lys Ser His Ala Tyr Ser Val Thr Gly Val Glu Glu Val 260 265 270 Asn Phe Gln Gly His Pro Glu Lys Leu Ile Arg Leu Arg Asn Pro Trp 275 280 285 Gly Glu Val Glu Trp Ser Gly Ala Trp Ser Asp Asp Ala Pro Glu Trp 290 295 300 Asn His Ile Asp Pro Arg Arg Lys Glu Glu Leu Asp Lys Lys Val Glu 305 310 315 320 Asp Gly Glu Phe Trp Met Ser Leu Ser Asp Phe Val Arg Gln Phe Ser 325 330 335 Arg Leu Glu Ile Cys Asn Leu Ser Pro Asp Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Glu 340 345 350 Val His Lys Trp Asn Leu Val Leu Phe Asn Gly His Trp Thr Arg Gly 355 360 365 Ser Thr Ala Gly Gly Cys Gln Asn Tyr Pro Ala Thr Tyr Trp Thr Asn 370 375 380 Pro Gln Phe Lys Ile Arg Leu Asp Glu Val Asp Glu Asp Gln Glu Glu 385 390 395 400 Ser Ile Gly Glu Pro Cys Cys Thr Val Leu Leu Gly Leu Met Gln Lys 405 410 415 Asn Arg Arg Trp Arg Lys Arg Ile Gly Gln Gly Met Leu Ser Ile Gly 420 425 430 Tyr Ala Val Tyr Gln Val Pro Lys Glu Leu Glu Ser His Thr Asp Ala 435 440 445 His Leu Gly Arg Asp Phe Phe Leu Ala Tyr Gln Pro Ser Ala Arg Thr 450 455 460 Ser Thr Tyr Val Asn Leu Arg Glu Val Ser Gly Arg Ala Arg Leu Pro 465 470 475 480 Pro Gly Glu Tyr Leu Val Val Pro Ser Thr Phe Glu Pro Phe Lys Asp 485 490 495 Gly Glu Phe Cys Leu Arg Val Phe Ser Glu Lys Lys Ala Gln Ala Leu 500 505 510 Glu Ile Gly Asp Val Val Ala Gly Asn Pro Tyr Glu Pro His Pro Ser 515 520 525 Glu Val Asp Gln Glu Asp Asp Gln Phe Arg Arg Leu Phe Glu Lys Leu 530 535 540 Ala Gly Lys Asp Ser Glu Ile Thr Ala Asn Ala Leu Lys Ile Leu Leu 545 550 555 560 Asn Glu Ala Phe Ser Lys Arg Thr Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Gly Phe Asn 565 570 575 Ile Asn Thr Cys Arg Glu Met Ile Ser Leu Leu Asp Ser Asn Gly Thr 580 585 590 Gly Thr Leu Gly Ala Val Glu Phe Lys Thr Leu Trp Leu Lys Ile Gln 595 600 605 Lys Tyr Leu Glu Ile Tyr Trp Glu Thr Asp Tyr Asn His Ser Gly Thr 610 615 620 Ile Asp Ala His Glu Met Arg Thr Ala Leu Arg Lys Ala Gly Phe Thr 625 630 635 640 Leu Asn Ser Gln Val Gln Gln Thr Ile Ala Leu Arg Tyr Ala Cys Ser 645 650 655 Lys Leu Gly Ile Asn Phe Asp Ser Phe Val Ala Cys Met Ile Arg Leu 660 665 670 Glu Thr Leu Phe Lys Leu Phe Ser Leu Leu Asp Glu Asp Lys Asp Gly 675 680 685 Met Val Gln Leu Ser Leu Ala Glu Trp Leu Cys Cys Val Leu Val 690 695 700 45 708 PRT Homo sapiens 45 Met Ala Ser Ser Ser Gly Arg Val Thr Ile Gln Leu Val Asp Glu Glu 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly Val Gly Ala Gly Arg Leu Gln Leu Phe Arg Gly Gln Ser Tyr 20 25 30 Glu Ala Ile Arg Ala Ala Cys Leu Asp Ser Gly Ile Leu Phe Arg Asp 35 40 45 Pro Tyr Phe Pro Ala Gly Pro Asp Ala Leu Gly Tyr Asp Gln Leu Gly 50 55 60 Pro Asp Ser Glu Lys Ala Lys Gly Val Lys Trp Met Arg Pro His Glu 65 70 75 80 Phe Cys Ala Glu Pro Lys Phe Ile Cys Glu Asp Met Ser Arg Thr Asp 85 90 95 Val Cys Gln Gly Ser Leu Gly Asn Cys Trp Phe Leu Ala Ala Ala Ala 100 105 110 Ser Leu Thr Leu Tyr Pro Arg Leu Leu Arg Arg Val Val Pro Pro Gly 115 120 125 Gln Asp Phe Gln His Gly Tyr Ala Gly Val Phe His Phe Gln Leu Trp 130 135 140 Gln Phe Gly Arg Trp Met Asp Val Val Val Asp Asp Arg Leu Pro Val 145 150 155 160 Arg Glu Gly Lys Leu Met Phe Val Arg Ser Glu Gln Arg Asn Glu Phe 165 170 175 Trp Ala Pro Leu Leu Glu Lys Ala Tyr Ala Lys Leu His Gly Ser Tyr 180 185 190 Glu Val Met Arg Gly Gly His Met Asn Glu Ala Phe Val Asp Phe Thr 195 200 205 Gly Gly Val Gly Glu Val Leu Tyr Leu Arg Gln Asn Ser Met Gly Leu 210 215 220 Phe Ser Ala Leu Arg His Ala Leu Ala Lys Glu Ser Leu Val Gly Ala 225 230 235 240 Thr Ala Gln Ser Asp Arg Gly Glu Tyr Arg Thr Glu Glu Gly Leu Val 245 250 255 Lys Gly His Ala Tyr Ser Ile Thr Gly Thr His Lys Val Phe Leu Gly 260 265 270 Phe Thr Lys Val Arg Leu Leu Arg Leu Arg Asn Pro Trp Gly Cys Val 275 280 285 Glu Trp Thr Gly Ala Trp Ser Asp Ser Cys Pro Arg Trp Asp Thr Leu 290 295 300 Pro Thr Glu Cys Arg Asp Ala Leu Leu Val Lys Lys Glu Asp Gly Glu 305 310 315 320 Phe Trp Met Glu Leu Arg Asp Phe Leu Leu His Phe Asp Thr Val Gln 325 330 335 Ile Cys Ser Leu Ser Pro Glu Val Leu Gly Pro Ser Pro Glu Gly Gly 340 345 350 Gly Trp His Val His Thr Phe Gln Gly Arg Trp Val Arg Gly Phe Asn 355 360 365 Ser Gly Gly Ser Gln Pro Asn Ala Glu Thr Phe Trp Thr Asn Pro Gln 370 375 380 Phe Arg Leu Thr Leu Leu Glu Pro Asp Glu Glu Asp Asp Glu Asp Glu 385 390 395 400 Glu Gly Pro Trp Gly Gly Trp Gly Ala Ala Gly Ala Arg Gly Pro Ala 405 410 415 Arg Gly Gly Arg Thr Pro Lys Cys Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Leu Ile Gln 420 425 430 Arg Asn Arg Arg Arg Leu Arg Ala Lys Gly Leu Thr Tyr Leu Thr Val 435 440 445 Gly Phe His Val Phe Gln Ala Glu Gly Ser Thr Gly Thr Asp Asn Glu 450 455 460 Arg Thr His Gly Phe Thr Gly His Arg Gly Ala Gln Leu Ala Gly His 465 470 475 480 Thr His Gly Pro Gln Glu Ala Ser Lys Arg Tyr Thr Gln Asn Ser Ala 485 490 495 Glu Val Ala Pro Asp Arg Glu Ala Asp Asp Asp Gly Gly Gln Gly Phe 500 505 510 Gly Asp Gly Pro Trp Glu Ile Asp Asp Val Ile Ser Ala Asp Leu Gln 515 520 525 Ser Leu Gln Gly Pro Tyr Leu Pro Leu Glu Leu Gly Leu Glu Gln Leu 530 535 540 Phe Gln Glu Leu Ala Gly Glu Glu Glu Glu Leu Asn Ala Ser Gln Leu 545 550 555 560 Gln Ala Leu Leu Ser Ile Ala Leu Glu Pro Ala Arg Ala His Thr Ser 565 570 575 Thr Pro Arg Glu Ile Gly Leu Arg Thr Cys Glu Gln Leu Leu Gln Cys 580 585 590 Phe Gly His Gly Gln Ser Leu Ala Leu His His Phe Gln Gln Leu Trp 595 600 605 Gly Tyr Leu Leu Glu Trp Gln Ala Ile Phe Asn Lys Phe Asp Glu Asp 610 615 620 Thr Ser Gly Thr Met Asn Ser Tyr Glu Leu Arg Leu Ala Leu Asn Ala 625 630 635 640 Ala Gly Phe His Leu Asn Asn Gln Leu Thr Gln Thr Leu Thr Ser Arg 645 650 655 Tyr Arg Asp Ser Arg Leu Arg Val Asp Phe Glu Arg Phe Val Ser Cys 660 665 670 Val Ala His Leu Thr Cys Ile Phe Cys His Cys Ser Gln His Leu Asp 675 680 685 Gly Gly Glu Gly Val Ile Cys Leu Thr His Arg Gln Trp Met Glu Val 690 695 700 Ala Thr Phe Ser 705 46 711 PRT Homo sapiens MOD_RES (512) Any amino acid 46 Met Ser Leu Trp Pro Pro Phe Arg Cys Arg Trp Lys Leu Ala Pro Arg 1 5 10 15 Tyr Ser Arg Arg Ala Ser Pro Gln Gln Pro Gln Gln Asp Phe Glu Ala 20 25 30 Leu Leu Ala Glu Cys Leu Arg Asn Gly Cys Leu Phe Glu Asp Thr Ser 35 40 45 Phe Pro Ala Thr Leu Ser Ser Ile Gly Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu Gln Lys 50 55 60 Leu Pro Pro Arg Leu Gln Trp Lys Arg Pro Pro Glu Leu His Ser Asn 65 70 75 80 Pro Gln Phe Tyr Phe Ala Lys Ala Lys Arg Leu Asp Leu Cys Gln Gly 85 90 95 Ile Val Gly Asp Cys Trp Phe Leu Ala Ala Leu Gln Ala Leu Ala Leu 100 105 110 His Gln Asp Ile Leu Ser Arg Val Val Pro Leu Asn Gln Ser Phe Thr 115 120 125 Glu Lys Tyr Ala Gly Ile Phe Arg Phe Trp Phe Trp His Tyr Gly Asn 130 135 140 Trp Val Pro Val Val Ile Asp Asp Arg Leu Pro Val Asn Glu Ala Gly 145 150 155 160 Gln Leu Val Phe Val Ser Ser Thr Tyr Lys Asn Leu Phe Trp Gly Ala 165 170 175 Leu Leu Glu Lys Ala Tyr Ala Lys Leu Ser Gly Ser Tyr Glu Asp Leu 180 185 190 Gln Ser Gly Gln Val Ser Glu Ala Leu Val Asp Phe Thr Gly Gly Val 195 200 205 Thr Met Thr Ile Asn Leu Ala Glu Ala His Gly Asn Leu Trp Asp Ile 210 215 220 Leu Ile Glu Ala Thr Tyr Asn Arg Thr Leu Ile Gly Cys Gln Thr His 225 230 235 240 Ser Gly Glu Lys Ile Leu Glu Asn Gly Leu Val Glu Gly His Ala Tyr 245 250 255 Thr Leu Thr Gly Ile Arg Lys Val Thr Cys Lys His Arg Pro Glu Tyr 260 265 270 Leu Val Lys Leu Arg Asn Pro Trp Gly Lys Val Glu Trp Lys Gly Asp 275 280 285 Trp Ser Asp Ser Ser Ser Lys Trp Glu Leu Leu Ser Pro Lys Glu Lys 290 295 300 Ile Leu Leu Leu Arg Lys Asp Asn Asp Gly Glu Phe Trp Met Thr Leu 305 310 315 320 Gln Asp Phe Lys Thr His Phe Val Leu Leu Val Ile Cys Lys Leu Thr 325 330 335 Pro Gly Leu Leu Ser Gln Glu Ala Ala Gln Lys Trp Thr Tyr Thr Met 340 345 350 Arg Glu Gly Arg Trp Glu Lys Arg Ser Thr Ala Gly Gly Gln Arg Gln 355 360 365 Leu Leu Gln Asp Thr Phe Trp Lys Asn Pro Gln Phe Leu Leu Ser Val 370 375 380 Trp Arg Pro Glu Glu Gly Arg Arg Ser Leu Arg Pro Cys Ser Val Leu 385 390 395 400 Val Ser Leu Leu Gln Lys Pro Arg His Arg Cys Arg Lys Arg Lys Pro 405 410 415 Leu Leu Ala Ile Gly Phe Tyr Leu Tyr Arg Met Asn Lys Tyr His Asp 420 425 430 Asp Gln Arg Arg Leu Pro Pro Glu Phe Phe Gln Arg Asn Thr Pro Leu 435 440 445 Ser Gln Pro Asp Arg Phe Leu Lys Glu Lys Glu Val Ser Gln Glu Leu 450 455 460 Cys Leu Glu Pro Gly Thr Tyr Leu Ile Val Pro Ala Tyr Trp Arg Pro 465 470 475 480 Thr Arg Ser Gln Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser Ser Pro Gly Ser Thr Ser 485 490 495 Phe Met Lys Leu Ala Ala Ile Leu Val Ser Ser Ser Gln Arg Arg Xaa 500 505 510 Lys Thr Lys Met Lys Gly Arg Met Asn Ser Ser Pro Asn Ser Phe Xaa 515 520 525 Lys His Pro Glu Ile Asn Ala Val Gln Leu Gln Asn Leu Leu Xaa Gln 530 535 540 Met Thr Trp Ser Ser Leu Gly Ser Arg Gln Pro Phe Phe Ser Leu Glu 545 550 555 560 Ala Cys Gln Gly Ile Leu Ala Leu Leu Asp Val Ser Phe Gln Leu Asn 565 570 575 Ala Ser Gly Thr Met Ser Ile Gln Glu Phe Arg Asp Leu Trp Lys Gln 580 585 590 Leu Lys Leu Ser Gln Lys Val Phe His Lys Gln Asp Arg Gly Ser Gly 595 600 605 Tyr Leu Asn Trp Glu Gln Leu His Ala Ala Met Arg Glu Ala Gly Ile 610 615 620 Met Leu Ser Asp Asp Val Cys Gln Leu Met Leu Ile Arg Tyr Gly Gly 625 630 635 640 Pro Arg Leu Gln Met Asp Phe Val Ser Phe Ile His Leu Met Leu Arg 645 650 655 Val Glu Asn Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Ala Gly Ser Trp Gly Gly Pro Gly 660 665 670 Leu Pro Leu Leu Pro His Asp Phe Pro Pro Val Pro Ser Leu Ser Thr 675 680 685 Arg Glu Asp Ser Arg His Pro Arg Asn Ser Arg Pro Gly Lys Leu Trp 690 695 700 Gly Pro Pro Ala Lys Cys Leu 705 710 47 702 PRT Homo sapiens 47 Met Val Ala His Ile Asn Asn Ser Arg Leu Lys Ala Lys Gly Val Gly 1 5 10 15 Gln His Asp Asn Ala Gln Asn Phe Gly Asn Gln Ser Phe Glu Glu Leu 20 25 30 Arg Ala Ala Cys Leu Arg Lys Gly Glu Leu Phe Glu Asp Pro Leu Phe 35 40 45 Pro Ala Glu Pro Ser Ser Leu Gly Phe Lys Asp Leu Gly Pro Asn Ser 50 55 60 Lys Asn Val Gln Asn Ile Ser Trp Gln Arg Pro Lys Asp Ile Ile Asn 65 70 75 80 Asn Pro Leu Phe Ile Met Asp Gly Ile Ser Pro Thr Asp Ile Cys Gln 85 90 95 Gly Ile Leu Gly Asp Cys Trp Leu Leu Ala Ala Ile Gly Ser Leu Thr 100 105 110 Thr Cys Pro Lys Leu Leu Tyr Arg Val Val Pro Arg Gly Gln Ser Phe 115 120 125 Lys Lys Asn Tyr Ala Gly Ile Phe His Phe Gln Ile Trp Gln Phe Gly 130 135 140 Gln Trp Val Asn Val Val Val Asp Asp Arg Leu Pro Thr Lys Asn Asp 145 150 155 160 Lys Leu Val Phe Val His Ser Thr Glu Arg Ser Glu Phe Trp Ser Ala 165 170 175 Leu Leu Glu Lys Ala Tyr Ala Lys Leu Ser Gly Ser Tyr Glu Ala Leu 180 185 190 Ser Gly Gly Ser Thr Met Glu Gly Leu Glu Asp Phe Thr Gly Gly Val 195 200 205 Ala Gln Ser Phe Gln Leu Gln Arg Pro Pro Gln Asn Leu Leu Arg Leu 210 215 220 Leu Arg Lys Ala Val Glu Arg Ser Ser Leu Met Gly Cys Ser Ile Glu 225 230 235 240 Val Thr Ser Asp Ser Glu Leu Glu Ser Met Thr Asp Lys Met Leu Val 245 250 255 Arg Gly His Ala Tyr Ser Val Thr Gly Leu Gln Asp Val His Tyr Arg 260 265 270 Gly Lys Met Glu Thr Leu Ile Arg Val Arg Asn Pro Trp Gly Arg Ile 275 280 285 Glu Trp Asn Gly Ala Trp Ser Asp Ser Ala Arg Glu Trp Glu Glu Val 290 295 300 Ala Ser Asp Ile Gln Met Gln Leu Leu His Lys Thr Glu Asp Gly Glu 305 310 315 320 Phe Trp Met Ser Tyr Gln Asp Phe Leu Asn Asn Phe Thr Leu Leu Glu 325 330 335 Ile Cys Asn Leu Thr Pro Asp Thr Leu Ser Gly Asp Tyr Lys Ser Tyr 340 345 350 Trp His Thr Thr Phe Tyr Glu Gly Ser Trp Arg Arg Gly Ser Ser Ala 355 360 365 Gly Gly Cys Arg Asn His Pro Gly Thr Phe Trp Thr Asn Pro Gln Phe 370 375 380 Lys Ile Ser Leu Pro Glu Gly Asp Asp Pro Glu Asp Asp Ala Glu Gly 385 390 395 400 Asn Val Val Val Cys Thr Cys Leu Val Ala Leu Met Gln Lys Asn Trp 405 410 415 Arg His Ala Arg Gln Gln Gly Ala Gln Leu Gln Thr Ile Gly Phe Val 420 425 430 Leu Tyr Ala Val Pro Lys Glu Phe Gln Asn Ile Gln Asp Val His Leu 435 440 445 Lys Lys Glu Phe Phe Thr Lys Tyr Gln Asp His Gly Phe Ser Glu Ile 450 455 460 Phe Thr Asn Ser Arg Glu Val Ser Ser Gln Leu Arg Leu Pro Pro Gly 465 470 475 480 Glu Tyr Ile Ile Ile Pro Ser Thr Phe Glu Pro His Arg Asp Ala Asp 485 490 495 Phe Leu Leu Arg Val Phe Thr Glu Lys His Ser Glu Ser Trp Glu Leu 500 505 510 Asp Glu Val Asn Tyr Ala Glu Gln Leu Gln Glu Glu Lys Val Ser Glu 515 520 525 Asp Asp Met Asp Gln Asp Phe Leu His Leu Phe Lys Ile Val Ala Gly 530 535 540 Glu Gly Lys Glu Ile Gly Val Tyr Glu Leu Gln Arg Leu Leu Asn Arg 545 550 555 560 Met Ala Ile Lys Phe Lys Ser Phe Lys Thr Lys Gly Phe Gly Leu Asp 565 570 575 Ala Cys Arg Cys Met Ile Asn Leu Met Asp Lys Asp Gly Ser Gly Lys 580 585 590 Leu Gly Leu Leu Glu Phe Lys Ile Leu Trp Lys Lys Leu Lys Lys Trp 595 600 605 Met Asp Ile Phe Arg Glu Cys Asp Gln Asp His Ser Gly Thr Leu Asn 610 615 620 Ser Tyr Glu Met Arg Leu Val Ile Glu Lys Ala Gly Ile Lys Leu Asn 625 630 635 640 Asn Lys Val Met Gln Val Leu Val Ala Arg Tyr Ala Asp Asp Asp Leu 645 650 655 Ile Ile Asp Phe Asp Ser Phe Ile Ser Cys Phe Leu Arg Leu Lys Thr 660 665 670 Met Phe Thr Phe Phe Leu Thr Met Asp Pro Lys Asn Thr Gly His Ile 675 680 685 Cys Leu Ser Leu Glu Gln Trp Leu Gln Met Thr Met Trp Gly 690 695 700 48 513 PRT Homo sapiens 48 Met Arg Ala Gly Arg Gly Ala Thr Pro Ala Arg Glu Leu Phe Arg Asp 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Phe Pro Ala Ala Asp Ser Ser Leu Phe Cys Asp Leu Ser Thr 20 25 30 Pro Leu Ala Gln Phe Arg Glu Asp Ile Thr Trp Arg Arg Pro Gln Glu 35 40 45 Ile Cys Ala Thr Pro Arg Leu Phe Pro Asp Asp Pro Arg Glu Gly Gln 50 55 60 Val Lys Gln Gly Leu Leu Gly Asp Cys Trp Phe Leu Cys Ala Cys Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Leu Gln Lys Ser Arg His Leu Leu Asp Gln Val Ile Pro Pro Gly 85 90 95 Gln Pro Ser Trp Ala Asp Gln Glu Tyr Arg Gly Ser Phe Thr Cys Arg 100 105 110 Ile Trp Gln Phe Gly Arg Trp Val Glu Val Thr Thr Asp Asp Arg Leu 115 120 125 Pro Cys Leu Ala Gly Arg Leu Cys Phe Ser Arg Cys Gln Arg Glu Asp 130 135 140 Val Phe Trp Leu Pro Leu Leu Glu Lys Val Tyr Ala Lys Val His Gly 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Glu His Leu Trp Ala Gly Gln Val Ala Asp Ala Leu Val Asp 165 170 175 Leu Thr Gly Gly Leu Ala Glu Arg Trp Asn Leu Lys Gly Val Ala Gly 180 185 190 Ser Gly Gly Gln Gln Asp Arg Pro Gly Arg Trp Glu His Arg Thr Cys 195 200 205 Arg Gln Leu Leu His Leu Lys Asp Gln Cys Leu Ile Ser Cys Cys Val 210 215 220 Leu Ser Pro Arg Ala Gly Ala Arg Glu Leu Gly Glu Phe His Ala Phe 225 230 235 240 Ile Val Ser Asp Leu Arg Glu Leu Gln Gly Gln Ala Gly Gln Cys Ile 245 250 255 Leu Leu Leu Arg Ile Gln Asn Pro Trp Gly Arg Arg Cys Trp Gln Gly 260 265 270 Leu Trp Arg Glu Gly Gly Glu Gly Trp Ser Gln Val Asp Ala Ala Val 275 280 285 Ala Ser Glu Leu Leu Ser Gln Leu Gln Glu Gly Glu Phe Trp Val Glu 290 295 300 Glu Glu Glu Phe Leu Arg Glu Phe Asp Glu Leu Thr Val Gly Tyr Pro 305 310 315 320 Val Thr Glu Ala Gly His Leu Gln Ser Leu Tyr Thr Glu Arg Leu Leu 325 330 335 Cys His Thr Arg Ala Leu Pro Gly Ala Trp Val Lys Gly Gln Ser Ala 340 345 350 Gly Gly Cys Arg Asn Asn Ser Gly Phe Pro Ser Asn Pro Lys Phe Trp 355 360 365 Leu Arg Val Ser Glu Pro Ser Glu Val Tyr Ile Ala Val Leu Gln Arg 370 375 380 Ser Arg Leu His Ala Ala Asp Trp Ala Gly Arg Ala Arg Ala Leu Val 385 390 395 400 Gly Asp Ser His Thr Ser Trp Ser Pro Ala Ser Ile Pro Gly Lys His 405 410 415 Tyr Gln Ala Val Gly Leu His Leu Trp Lys Val Glu Lys Arg Arg Val 420 425 430 Asn Leu Pro Arg Val Leu Ser Met Pro Pro Val Ala Gly Thr Ala Cys 435 440 445 His Ala Tyr Asp Arg Glu Val His Leu Arg Cys Glu Leu Ser Pro Gly 450 455 460 Tyr Tyr Leu Ala Val Pro Ser Thr Phe Leu Lys Asp Ala Pro Gly Glu 465 470 475 480 Phe Leu Leu Arg Val Phe Ser Thr Gly Arg Val Ser Leu Arg Ser Gln 485 490 495 Arg Val Glu Gly Ala Arg Thr His Pro His Cys Cys Cys Arg Ser Arg 500 505 510 Cys 49 282 PRT Homo sapiens MOD_RES (164) Any amino acid 49 Met Phe Leu Leu Leu Val Leu Leu Thr Gly Leu Gly Gly Met His Ala 1 5 10 15 Asp Leu Asn Pro His Lys Ile Phe Leu Gln Thr Thr Ile Pro Glu Lys 20 25 30 Ile Ser Ser Ser Asp Ala Lys Thr Asp Pro Glu His Asn Val Ile Leu 35 40 45 Ile Ile Phe Leu Leu Glu Ile Met Phe Leu Leu Phe Leu Pro Arg Ser 50 55 60 Ile Leu Ser Ser Ala Ser Val Ile Asn Ser Tyr Asp Glu Asn Asp Ile 65 70 75 80 Arg His Ser Lys Pro Leu Leu Val Gln Met Asp Cys Ile Tyr Asn Gly 85 90 95 Tyr Val Ala Gly Ile Pro Asn Ser Leu Val Thr Leu Ser Val Cys Ser 100 105 110 Gly Leu Arg Leu Gly Thr Met Gln Leu Lys Asn Ile Ser Tyr Gly Ile 115 120 125 Glu Pro Met Glu Ala Lys Thr Asp Phe Ile Lys Leu Phe Pro Arg Tyr 130 135 140 Ile Glu Met His Ile Val Val Asp Lys Asn Leu Val Lys Thr Ile Lys 145 150 155 160 Ser Ile Trp Xaa Met Phe Ser Gln Leu Lys Thr Ser Ile Thr Leu Ser 165 170 175 Ser Leu Glu Leu Trp Ser Asp Glu Asn Lys Ile Ser Thr Asn Gly Val 180 185 190 Ala Asp Asp Val Leu Gln Arg Phe Leu Ser Trp Lys Gln Lys Phe Met 195 200 205 Ser Gln Lys Ser Asn Ile Val Ala Tyr Leu Leu Met Xaa Tyr Ser Gly 210 215 220 Gly Val Lys Asp Phe Asn Ile Cys Ser Leu Asp Asp Phe Lys Tyr Ile 225 230 235 240 Ser Ser His Asn Gly Leu Thr Cys Leu Gln Thr Asn Pro Leu Glu Met 245 250 255 Pro Thr Tyr Thr His Arg Arg Ile Cys Gly Asn Gly Leu Leu Glu Gly 260 265 270 Ser Glu Glu Cys Asp Cys Gly Thr Lys Asp 275 280 50 1103 PRT Homo sapiens 50 Met Ala Pro Ala Cys Gln Ile Leu Arg Trp Ala Leu Ala Leu Gly Leu 1 5 10 15 Gly Leu Met Phe Glu Val Thr His Ala Phe Arg Ser Gln Asp Glu Phe 20 25 30 Leu Ser Ser Leu Glu Ser Tyr Glu Ile Ala Phe Pro Thr Arg Val Asp 35 40 45 His Asn Gly Ala Leu Leu Ala Phe Ser Pro Pro Pro Pro Arg Arg Gln 50 55 60 Arg Arg Gly Thr Gly Ala Thr Ala Glu Ser Arg Leu Phe Tyr Lys Val 65 70 75 80 Ala Ser Pro Ser Thr His Phe Leu Leu Asn Leu Thr Arg Ser Ser Arg 85 90 95 Leu Leu Ala Gly His Val Ser Val Glu Tyr Trp Thr Arg Glu Gly Leu 100 105 110 Ala Trp Gln Arg Ala Ala Arg Pro His Cys Leu Tyr Ala Gly His Leu 115 120 125 Gln Gly Gln Ala Ser Ser Ser His Val Ala Ile Ser Thr Cys Gly Gly 130 135 140 Leu His Gly Leu Ile Val Ala Asp Glu Glu Glu Tyr Leu Ile Glu Pro 145 150 155 160 Leu His Gly Gly Pro Lys Gly Ser Arg Ser Pro Glu Glu Ser Gly Pro 165 170 175 His Val Val Tyr Lys Arg Ser Ser Leu Arg His Pro His Leu Asp Thr 180 185 190 Ala Cys Gly Val Arg Asp Glu Lys Pro Trp Lys Gly Arg Pro Trp Trp 195 200 205 Leu Arg Thr Leu Lys Pro Pro Pro Ala Arg Pro Leu Gly Asn Glu Thr 210 215 220 Glu Arg Gly Gln Pro Gly Leu Lys Arg Ser Val Ser Arg Glu Arg Tyr 225 230 235 240 Val Glu Thr Leu Val Val Ala Asp Lys Met Met Val Ala Tyr His Gly 245 250 255 Arg Arg Asp Val Glu Gln Tyr Val Leu Ala Val Met Asn Ile Val Ala 260 265 270 Lys Leu Phe Gln Asp Ser Ser Leu Gly Ser Thr Val Asn Ile Leu Val 275 280 285 Thr Arg Leu Ile Leu Leu Thr Glu Asp Gln Pro Thr Leu Glu Ile Thr 290 295 300 His His Ala Gly Lys Ser Leu Asp Ser Phe Cys Lys Trp Gln Lys Ser 305 310 315 320 Ile Val Asn His Ser Gly His Gly Asn Ala Ile Pro Glu Asn Gly Val 325 330 335 Ala Asn His Asp Thr Ala Val Leu Ile Thr Arg Tyr Asp Ile Cys Ile 340 345 350 Tyr Lys Asn Lys Pro Cys Gly Thr Leu Gly Leu Ala Pro Val Gly Gly 355 360 365 Met Cys Glu Arg Glu Arg Ser Cys Ser Val Asn Glu Asp Ile Gly Leu 370 375 380 Ala Thr Ala Phe Thr Ile Ala His Glu Ile Gly His Thr Phe Gly Met 385 390 395 400 Asn His Asp Gly Val Gly Asn Ser Cys Gly Ala Arg Gly Gln Asp Pro 405 410 415 Ala Lys Leu Met Ala Ala His Ile Thr Met Lys Thr Asn Pro Phe Val 420 425 430 Trp Ser Ser Cys Ser Arg Asp Tyr Ile Thr Ser Phe Leu Asp Ser Gly 435 440 445 Leu Gly Leu Cys Leu Asn Asn Arg Pro Pro Arg Gln Asp Phe Val Tyr 450 455 460 Pro Thr Val Ala Pro Gly Gln Ala Tyr Asp Ala Asp Glu Gln Cys Arg 465 470 475 480 Phe Gln His Gly Val Lys Ser Arg Gln Cys Lys Tyr Gly Glu Val Cys 485 490 495 Ser Glu Leu Trp Cys Leu Ser Lys Ser Asn Arg Cys Ile Thr Asn Ser 500 505 510 Ile Pro Ala Ala Glu Gly Thr Leu Cys Gln Thr His Thr Ile Asp Lys 515 520 525 Gly Trp Cys Tyr Lys Arg Val Cys Val Pro Phe Gly Ser Arg Pro Glu 530 535 540 Gly Val Asp Gly Ala Trp Gly Pro Trp Thr Pro Trp Gly Asp Cys Ser 545 550 555 560 Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Val Ser Ser Ser Ser Arg His Cys Asp Ser 565 570 575 Pro Arg Pro Thr Ile Gly Gly Lys Tyr Cys Leu Gly Glu Arg Arg Arg 580 585 590 His Arg Ser Cys Asn Thr Asp Asp Cys Pro Pro Gly Ser Gln Asp Phe 595 600 605 Arg Glu Val Gln Cys Ser Glu Phe Asp Ser Ile Pro Phe Arg Gly Lys 610 615 620 Phe Tyr Lys Trp Lys Thr Tyr Arg Gly Gly Gly Val Lys Ala Cys Ser 625 630 635 640 Leu Thr Cys Leu Ala Glu Gly Phe Asn Phe Tyr Thr Glu Arg Ala Ala 645 650 655 Ala Val Val Asp Gly Thr Pro Cys Arg Pro Asp Thr Val Asp Ile Cys 660 665 670 Val Ser Gly Glu Cys Lys His Val Gly Cys Asp Arg Val Leu Gly Ser 675 680 685 Asp Leu Arg Glu Asp Lys Cys Arg Val Cys Gly Gly Asp Gly Ser Ala 690 695 700 Cys Glu Thr Ile Glu Gly Val Phe Ser Pro Ala Ser Pro Gly Ala Gly 705 710 715 720 Tyr Glu Asp Val Val Trp Ile Pro Lys Gly Ser Val His Ile Phe Ile 725 730 735 Gln Asp Leu Asn Leu Ser Leu Ser His Leu Ala Leu Lys Gly Asp Gln 740 745 750 Glu Ser Leu Leu Leu Glu Gly Leu Pro Gly Thr Pro Gln Pro His Arg 755 760 765 Leu Pro Leu Ala Gly Thr Thr Phe Gln Leu Arg Gln Gly Pro Asp Gln 770 775 780 Val Gln Ser Leu Glu Ala Leu Gly Pro Ile Asn Ala Ser Leu Ile Val 785 790 795 800 Met Val Leu Ala Arg Thr Glu Leu Pro Ala Leu Arg Tyr Arg Phe Asn 805 810 815 Ala Pro Ile Ala Arg Asp Ser Leu Pro Pro Tyr Ser Trp His Tyr Ala 820 825 830 Pro Trp Thr Lys Cys Ser Ala Gln Cys Ala Gly Gly Ser Gln Val Gln 835 840 845 Ala Val Glu Cys Arg Asn Gln Leu Asp Ser Ser Ala Val Ala Pro His 850 855 860 Tyr Cys Ser Ala His Ser Lys Leu Pro Lys Arg Gln Arg Ala Cys Asn 865 870 875 880 Thr Glu Pro Cys Pro Pro Asp Trp Val Val Gly Asn Trp Ser Leu Cys 885 890 895 Ser Arg Ser Cys Asp Ala Gly Val Arg Ser Arg Ser Val Val Cys Gln 900 905 910 Arg Arg Val Ser Ala Ala Glu Glu Lys Ala Leu Asp Asp Ser Ala Cys 915 920 925 Pro Gln Pro Arg Pro Pro Val Leu Glu Ala Cys His Gly Pro Thr Cys 930 935 940 Pro Pro Glu Trp Ala Ala Leu Asp Trp Ser Glu Cys Thr Pro Ser Cys 945 950 955 960 Gly Pro Gly Leu Arg His Arg Val Val Leu Cys Lys Ser Ala Asp His 965 970 975 Arg Ala Thr Leu Pro Pro Ala His Cys Ser Pro Ala Ala Lys Pro Pro 980 985 990 Ala Thr Met Arg Cys Asn Leu Arg Arg Cys Pro Pro Ala Arg Trp Val 995 1000 1005 Ala Gly Glu Trp Gly Glu Cys Ser Ala Gln Cys Gly Val Gly Gln Arg 1010 1015 1020 Gln Arg Ser Val Arg Cys Thr Ser His Thr Gly Gln Ala Ser His Glu 1025 1030 1035 1040 Cys Thr Glu Ala Leu Arg Pro Pro Thr Thr Gln Gln Cys Glu Ala Lys 1045 1050 1055 Cys Asp Ser Pro Thr Pro Gly Asp Gly Pro Glu Glu Cys Lys Asp Val 1060 1065 1070 Asn Lys Val Ala Tyr Cys Pro Leu Val Leu Lys Phe Gln Phe Cys Ser 1075 1080 1085 Arg Ala Tyr Phe Arg Gln Met Cys Cys Lys Thr Cys Gln Gly His 1090 1095 1100 51 1224 PRT Homo sapiens 51 Met Lys Pro Arg Ala Arg Gly Trp Arg Gly Leu Ala Ala Leu Trp Met 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Ala Gln Val Ala Glu Gln Ala Pro Ala Cys Ala Met Gly Pro 20 25 30 Ala Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Ser Pro Ser Val Pro Arg Pro Pro Pro Pro 35 40 45 Ala Glu Arg Pro Gly Trp Met Glu Lys Gly Glu Tyr Asp Leu Val Ser 50 55 60 Ala Tyr Glu Val Asp His Arg Gly Asp Tyr Val Ser His Glu Ile Met 65 70 75 80 His His Gln Arg Arg Arg Arg Ala Val Ala Val Ser Glu Val Glu Ser 85 90 95 Leu His Leu Arg Leu Lys Gly Pro Arg His Asp Phe His Met Asp Leu 100 105 110 Arg Thr Ser Ser Ser Leu Val Ala Pro Gly Phe Ile Val Gln Thr Leu 115 120 125 Gly Lys Thr Gly Thr Lys Ser Val Gln Thr Leu Pro Pro Glu Asp Phe 130 135 140 Cys Phe Tyr Gln Gly Ser Leu Arg Ser His Arg Asn Ser Ser Val Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu Ser Thr Cys Gln Gly Leu Ser Gly Met Ile Arg Thr Glu Glu Ala 165 170 175 Asp Tyr Phe Leu Arg Pro Leu Pro Ser His Leu Ser Trp Lys Leu Gly 180 185 190 Arg Ala Ala Gln Gly Ser Ser Pro Ser His Val Leu Tyr Lys Arg Ser 195 200 205 Thr Glu Pro His Ala Pro Gly Ala Ser Glu Val Leu Val Thr Ser Arg 210 215 220 Thr Trp Glu Leu Ala His Gln Pro Leu His Ser Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu 225 230 235 240 Gly Leu Pro Gln Lys Gln His Phe Cys Gly Arg Arg Lys Lys Tyr Met 245 250 255 Pro Gln Pro Pro Lys Glu Asp Leu Phe Ile Leu Pro Asp Glu Tyr Lys 260 265 270 Ser Cys Leu Arg His Lys Arg Ser Leu Leu Arg Ser His Arg Asn Glu 275 280 285 Glu Leu Asn Val Glu Thr Leu Val Val Val Asp Lys Lys Met Met Gln 290 295 300 Asn His Gly His Glu Asn Ile Thr Thr Tyr Val Leu Thr Ile Leu Asn 305 310 315 320 Met Val Ser Ala Leu Phe Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Gly Gly Asn Ile Asn 325 330 335 Ile Ala Ile Val Gly Leu Ile Leu Leu Glu Asp Glu Gln Pro Gly Leu 340 345 350 Val Ile Ser His His Ala Asp His Thr Leu Ser Ser Phe Cys Gln Trp 355 360 365 Gln Ser Gly Leu Met Gly Lys Asp Gly Thr Arg His Asp His Ala Ile 370 375 380 Leu Leu Thr Gly Leu Asp Ile Cys Ser Trp Lys Asn Glu Pro Cys Asp 385 390 395 400 Thr Leu Gly Phe Ala Pro Ile Ser Gly Met Cys Ser Lys Tyr Arg Ser 405 410 415 Cys Thr Ile Asn Glu Asp Thr Gly Leu Gly Leu Ala Phe Thr Ile Ala 420 425 430 His Glu Ser Gly His Asn Phe Gly Met Ile His Asp Gly Glu Gly Asn 435 440 445 Met Cys Lys Lys Ser Glu Gly Asn Ile Met Ser Pro Thr Leu Ala Gly 450 455 460 Arg Asn Gly Val Phe Ser Trp Ser Pro Cys Ser Arg Gln Tyr Leu His 465 470 475 480 Lys Phe Leu Ser Thr Ala Gln Ala Ile Cys Leu Ala Asp Gln Pro Lys 485 490 495 Pro Val Lys Glu Tyr Lys Tyr Pro Glu Lys Leu Pro Gly Glu Leu Tyr 500 505 510 Asp Ala Asn Thr Gln Cys Lys Trp Gln Phe Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Leu 515 520 525 Cys Met Leu Asp Phe Lys Lys Asp Ile Cys Lys Ala Leu Trp Cys His 530 535 540 Arg Ile Gly Arg Lys Cys Glu Thr Lys Phe Met Pro Ala Ala Glu Gly 545 550 555 560 Thr Ile Cys Gly His Asp Met Trp Cys Arg Gly Gly Gln Cys Val Lys 565 570 575 Tyr Gly Asp Glu Gly Pro Lys Pro Thr His Gly His Trp Ser Asp Trp 580 585 590 Ser Ser Trp Ser Pro Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Val Ser His 595 600 605 Arg Ser Arg Leu Cys Thr Asn Pro Lys Pro Ser His Gly Gly Lys Phe 610 615 620 Cys Glu Gly Ser Thr Arg Thr Leu Lys Leu Cys Asn Ser Gln Lys Cys 625 630 635 640 Pro Arg Asp Ser Val Asp Phe Arg Ala Ala Gln Cys Ala Glu His Asn 645 650 655 Ser Arg Arg Phe Arg Gly Arg His Tyr Lys Trp Lys Pro Tyr Thr Gln 660 665 670 Val Glu Asp Gln Asp Leu Cys Lys Leu Tyr Cys Ile Ala Glu Gly Phe 675 680 685 Asp Phe Phe Phe Ser Leu Ser Asn Lys Val Lys Asp Gly Thr Pro Cys 690 695 700 Ser Glu Asp Ser Arg Asn Val Cys Ile Asp Gly Ile Cys Glu Arg Val 705 710 715 720 Gly Cys Asp Asn Val Leu Gly Ser Asp Ala Val Glu Asp Val Cys Gly 725 730 735 Val Cys Asn Gly Asn Asn Ser Ala Cys Thr Ile His Arg Gly Leu Tyr 740 745 750 Thr Lys His His His Thr Asn Gln Tyr Tyr His Met Val Thr Ile Pro 755 760 765 Ser Gly Ala Arg Ser Ile Arg Ile Tyr Glu Met Asn Val Ser Thr Ser 770 775 780 Tyr Ile Ser Val Arg Asn Ala Leu Arg Arg Tyr Tyr Leu Asn Gly His 785 790 795 800 Trp Thr Val Asp Trp Pro Gly Arg Tyr Lys Phe Ser Gly Thr Thr Phe 805 810 815 Asp Tyr Arg Arg Ser Tyr Asn Glu Pro Glu Asn Leu Ile Ala Thr Gly 820 825 830 Pro Thr Asn Glu Thr Leu Ile Val Glu Leu Leu Phe Gln Gly Arg Asn 835 840 845 Pro Gly Val Ala Trp Glu Tyr Ser Met Pro Arg Leu Gly Thr Glu Lys 850 855 860 Gln Pro Pro Ala Gln Pro Ser Tyr Thr Trp Ala Ile Val Arg Ser Glu 865 870 875 880 Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Gln Met Thr Val Arg Glu Gly Cys 885 890 895 Tyr Arg Asp Leu Lys Phe Gln Val Asn Met Ser Phe Cys Asn Pro Lys 900 905 910 Thr Arg Pro Val Thr Gly Leu Val Pro Cys Lys Val Ser Ala Cys Pro 915 920 925 Pro Ser Trp Ser Val Gly Asn Trp Ser Ala Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly 930 935 940 Gly Gly Ala Gln Ser Arg Pro Val Gln Cys Thr Arg Arg Val His Tyr 945 950 955 960 Asp Ser Glu Pro Val Pro Ala Ser Leu Cys Pro Gln Pro Ala Pro Ser 965 970 975 Ser Arg Gln Ala Cys Asn Ser Gln Ser Cys Pro Pro Ala Trp Ser Ala 980 985 990 Gly Pro Trp Ala Glu Cys Ser His Thr Cys Gly Lys Gly Trp Arg Lys 995 1000 1005 Arg Ala Val Ala Cys Lys Ser Thr Asn Pro Ser Ala Arg Ala Gln Leu 1010 1015 1020 Leu Pro Asp Ala Val Cys Thr Ser Glu Pro Lys Pro Arg Met His Glu 1025 1030 1035 1040 Ala Cys Leu Leu Gln Arg Cys His Lys Pro Lys Lys Leu Gln Trp Leu 1045 1050 1055 Val Ser Ala Trp Ser Gln Cys Ser Val Thr Cys Glu Arg Gly Thr Gln 1060 1065 1070 Lys Arg Phe Leu Lys Cys Ala Glu Lys Tyr Val Ser Gly Lys Tyr Arg 1075 1080 1085 Glu Leu Ala Ser Lys Lys Cys Ser His Leu Pro Lys Pro Ser Leu Glu 1090 1095 1100 Leu Glu Arg Ala Cys Ala Pro Leu Pro Cys Pro Arg His Pro Pro Phe 1105 1110 1115 1120 Ala Ala Ala Gly Pro Ser Arg Gly Ser Trp Phe Ala Ser Pro Trp Ser 1125 1130 1135 Gln Cys Thr Ala Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Val Gln Thr Arg Ser Val Gln 1140 1145 1150 Cys Leu Ala Gly Gly Arg Pro Ala Ser Gly Cys Leu Leu His Gln Lys 1155 1160 1165 Pro Ser Ala Ser Leu Ala Cys Asn Thr His Phe Cys Pro Ile Ala Glu 1170 1175 1180 Lys Lys Asp Ala Phe Cys Lys Asp Tyr Phe His Trp Cys Tyr Leu Val 1185 1190 1195 1200 Pro Gln His Gly Met Cys Ser His Lys Phe Tyr Gly Lys Gln Cys Cys 1205 1210 1215 Lys Thr Cys Ser Lys Ser Asn Leu 1220 52 731 PRT Homo sapiens 52 Met Arg Gln Ala Glu Ala Arg Val Thr Leu Arg Ala Pro Leu Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Gly Leu Trp Val Leu Leu Thr Pro Val Arg Cys Ser Gln Gly His 20 25 30 Pro Ser Trp His Tyr Ala Ser Ser Lys Val Val Ile Pro Arg Lys Glu 35 40 45 Thr His His Gly Lys Asp Leu Gln Phe Leu Gly Trp Leu Ser Tyr Ser 50 55 60 Leu His Phe Gly Gly Gln Arg His Ile Ile His Met Arg Arg Lys His 65 70 75 80 Leu Leu Trp Pro Arg His Leu Leu Val Thr Thr Gln Asp Asp Gln Gly 85 90 95 Ala Leu Gln Met Asp Asp Pro Tyr Ile Pro Pro Asp Cys Tyr Tyr Leu 100 105 110 Ser Tyr Leu Glu Glu Val Pro Leu Ser Met Val Thr Val Asp Met Cys 115 120 125 Cys Gly Gly Leu Arg Gly Ile Met Lys Leu Asp Asp Leu Ala Tyr Glu 130 135 140 Ile Lys Pro Leu Gln Asp Ser Arg Arg Leu Glu His Val Ser Gln Ile 145 150 155 160 Val Ala Glu Pro Asn Ala Thr Gly Pro Thr Phe Arg Asp Gly Asp Asn 165 170 175 Glu Glu Thr Asn Pro Leu Phe Ser Glu Ala Asn Asp Ser Met Asn Pro 180 185 190 Arg Ile Ser Asn Trp Leu Tyr Ser Ser His Arg Gly Asn Ile Lys Gly 195 200 205 His Val Gln Cys Ser Asn Ser Tyr Cys Arg Val Asp Asp Asn Ile Thr 210 215 220 Thr Cys Ser Lys Glu Val Val Gln Met Phe Ser Leu Ser Asp Ser Ile 225 230 235 240 Val Gln Asn Ile Asp Leu Arg Tyr Tyr Ile Tyr Leu Leu Thr Ile Tyr 245 250 255 Asn Asn Cys Asp Pro Ala Pro Val Asn Asp Tyr Arg Val Gln Ser Ala 260 265 270 Met Phe Thr Tyr Phe Arg Thr Thr Phe Phe Asp Thr Phe Arg Val His 275 280 285 Ser Pro Thr Leu Leu Ile Lys Glu Ala Pro His Glu Cys Asn Tyr Glu 290 295 300 Pro Gln Arg Tyr Ser Phe Cys Thr His Leu Gly Leu Leu His Ile Gly 305 310 315 320 Thr Leu Gly Arg His Tyr Leu Leu Val Ala Val Ile Thr Thr Gln Thr 325 330 335 Leu Met Arg Ser Thr Gly Glu Lys Tyr Asp Asp Asn Tyr Cys Thr Cys 340 345 350 Gln Lys Arg Ala Phe Cys Ile Met Gln Gln Tyr Pro Gly Met Thr Asp 355 360 365 Ala Phe Ser Asn Cys Ser Tyr Gly His Ala Gln Asn Cys Phe Val His 370 375 380 Ser Ala Arg Cys Val Phe Glu Thr Leu Ala Pro Val Tyr Asn Glu Thr 385 390 395 400 Met Thr Met Val Arg Cys Gly Asn Leu Ile Ala Asp Gly Arg Glu Glu 405 410 415 Cys Asp Cys Gly Ser Phe Lys Gln Cys Tyr Ala Ser Tyr Cys Cys Arg 420 425 430 Ser Asp Cys Arg Leu Thr Pro Gly Ser Ile Cys His Ile Gly Glu Cys 435 440 445 Cys Thr Asn Cys Ser Tyr Ser Pro Pro Gly Thr Leu Cys Arg Pro Ile 450 455 460 Gln Asn Ile Cys Asp Leu Pro Glu Tyr Cys His Gly Thr Thr Val Thr 465 470 475 480 Cys Pro Ala Asn Phe Tyr Met Gln Asp Gly Thr Pro Cys Thr Glu Glu 485 490 495 Gly Tyr Cys Tyr His Gly Asn Cys Thr Asp Arg Asn Val Leu Cys Lys 500 505 510 Val Ile Phe Gly Val Ser Ala Glu Glu Ala Pro Glu Val Cys Tyr Asp 515 520 525 Ile Asn Leu Glu Ser Tyr Arg Phe Gly His Cys Thr Arg Arg Gln Thr 530 535 540 Ala Leu Asn Asn Gln Ala Cys Ala Gly Ile Asp Lys Phe Cys Gly Arg 545 550 555 560 Leu Gln Cys Thr Ser Val Thr His Leu Pro Arg Leu Gln Glu His Val 565 570 575 Ser Phe His His Ser Val Thr Gly Gly Phe Gln Cys Phe Gly Leu Asp 580 585 590 Asp His Arg Ala Thr Asp Thr Thr Asp Val Gly Cys Val Ile Asp Gly 595 600 605 Thr Pro Cys Val His Gly Asn Phe Cys Asn Asn Thr Arg Cys Asn Ala 610 615 620 Thr Ile Thr Ser Leu Gly Tyr Asp Cys Arg Pro Glu Lys Cys Ser His 625 630 635 640 Arg Gly Val Cys Asn Asn Arg Arg Asn Cys His Cys His Ile Gly Trp 645 650 655 Asp Pro Pro Leu Cys Leu Arg Arg Gly Ala Gly Gly Ser Val Asp Ser 660 665 670 Gly Pro Pro Pro Lys Ile Thr Arg Ser Val Lys Gln Ser Gln Gln Ser 675 680 685 Val Met Tyr Leu Arg Val Val Phe Gly Arg Ile Tyr Thr Phe Ile Ile 690 695 700 Ala Leu Leu Phe Gly Met Ala Thr Asn Val Arg Thr Ile Arg Thr Thr 705 710 715 720 Thr Val Lys Gly Trp Thr Val Thr Asn Pro Glu 725 730 53 934 PRT Homo sapiens 53 Met Val Glu Lys His Gly Lys Gly Asn Val Thr Thr Tyr Ile Leu Thr 1 5 10 15 Val Met Asn Met Val Ser Gly Leu Phe Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Gly Ser 20 25 30 Asp Ile Asn Val Val Val Val Ser Leu Ile Leu Leu Glu Gln Glu Pro 35 40 45 Gly Gly Leu Leu Ile Asn His His Ala Asp Gln Ser Leu Asn Ser Phe 50 55 60 Cys Gln Trp Gln Ser Ala Leu Ile Gly Lys Asn Gly Lys Arg His Asp 65 70 75 80 His Ala Ile Leu Leu Thr Gly Phe Asp Ile Cys Ser Trp Lys Asn Glu 85 90 95 Pro Cys Asp Thr Leu Gly Phe Ala Pro Ile Ser Gly Met Cys Ser Lys 100 105 110 Tyr Arg Ser Cys Thr Ile Asn Glu Asp Thr Gly Leu Gly Leu Ala Phe 115 120 125 Thr Ile Ala His Glu Ser Gly His Asn Phe Gly Met Ile His Asp Gly 130 135 140 Glu Gly Asn Pro Cys Arg Lys Ala Glu Gly Asn Ile Met Ser Pro Thr 145 150 155 160 Leu Thr Gly Asn Asn Gly Val Phe Ser Trp Ser Ser Cys Ser Arg Gln 165 170 175 Tyr Leu Lys Lys Phe Leu Ser Thr Pro Gln Ala Gly Cys Leu Val Asp 180 185 190 Glu Pro Lys Gln Ala Gly Gln Tyr Lys Tyr Pro Asp Lys Leu Pro Gly 195 200 205 Gln Ile Tyr Asp Ala Asp Thr Gln Cys Lys Trp Gln Phe Gly Ala Lys 210 215 220 Ala Lys Leu Cys Ser Leu Gly Phe Val Lys Asp Ile Cys Lys Ser Leu 225 230 235 240 Trp Cys His Arg Val Gly His Arg Cys Glu Thr Lys Phe Met Pro Ala 245 250 255 Ala Glu Gly Thr Val Cys Gly Leu Ser Met Trp Cys Arg Gln Gly Gln 260 265 270 Cys Val Lys Phe Gly Glu Leu Gly Pro Arg Pro Ile His Gly Gln Trp 275 280 285 Ser Ala Trp Ser Lys Trp Ser Glu Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly 290 295 300 Val Lys Phe Gln Glu Arg His Cys Asn Asn Pro Lys Pro Gln Tyr Gly 305 310 315 320 Gly Leu Phe Cys Pro Gly Ser Ser Arg Ile Tyr Gln Leu Cys Asn Ile 325 330 335 Asn Pro Cys Asn Glu Asn Ser Leu Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ala 340 345 350 Glu Tyr Asn Ser Lys Pro Phe Arg Gly Trp Phe Tyr Gln Trp Lys Pro 355 360 365 Tyr Thr Lys Val Glu Glu Glu Asp Arg Cys Lys Leu Tyr Cys Lys Ala 370 375 380 Glu Asn Phe Glu Phe Phe Phe Ala Met Ser Gly Lys Val Lys Asp Gly 385 390 395 400 Thr Pro Cys Ser Pro Asn Lys Asn Asp Val Cys Ile Asp Gly Val Cys 405 410 415 Glu Leu Val Gly Cys Asp His Glu Leu Gly Ser Lys Ala Val Ser Asp 420 425 430 Ala Cys Gly Val Cys Lys Gly Asp Asn Ser Thr Cys Lys Phe Tyr Lys 435 440 445 Gly Leu Tyr Leu Asn Gln His Lys Ala Asn Glu Tyr Tyr Pro Val Val 450 455 460 Leu Ile Pro Ala Gly Ala Arg Ser Ile Glu Ile Gln Glu Leu Gln Val 465 470 475 480 Ser Ser Ser Tyr Leu Ala Val Arg Ser Leu Ser Gln Lys Tyr Tyr Leu 485 490 495 Thr Gly Gly Trp Ser Ile Asp Trp Pro Gly Glu Phe Pro Phe Ala Gly 500 505 510 Thr Thr Phe Glu Tyr Gln Arg Ser Phe Asn Arg Pro Glu Arg Leu Tyr 515 520 525 Ala Pro Gly Pro Thr Asn Glu Thr Leu Val Phe Glu Ile Leu Met Gln 530 535 540 Gly Lys Asn Pro Gly Ile Ala Trp Lys Tyr Ala Leu Pro Lys Val Met 545 550 555 560 Asn Gly Thr Pro Pro Ala Thr Lys Arg Pro Ala Tyr Thr Trp Ser Ile 565 570 575 Val Gln Ser Glu Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Tyr Ile Asn Val 580 585 590 Lys Ala Ile Cys Leu Arg Asp Gln Asn Thr Gln Val Asn Ser Ser Phe 595 600 605 Cys Ser Ala Lys Thr Lys Pro Val Thr Glu Pro Lys Ile Cys Asn Ala 610 615 620 Phe Ser Cys Pro Ala Tyr Trp Met Pro Gly Glu Trp Ser Thr Cys Ser 625 630 635 640 Lys Ala Cys Ala Gly Gly Gln Gln Ser Arg Lys Ile Gln Cys Val Gln 645 650 655 Lys Lys Pro Phe Gln Lys Glu Glu Ala Val Leu His Ser Leu Cys Pro 660 665 670 Val Ser Thr Pro Thr Gln Val Gln Ala Cys Asn Ser His Ala Cys Pro 675 680 685 Pro Gln Trp Ser Leu Gly Pro Trp Ser Gln Cys Ser Lys Thr Cys Gly 690 695 700 Arg Gly Val Arg Lys Arg Glu Leu Leu Cys Lys Gly Ser Ala Ala Glu 705 710 715 720 Thr Leu Pro Glu Arg Lys Arg Glu Leu Leu Cys Lys Gly Ser Ala Ala 725 730 735 Glu Thr Leu Pro Glu Ser Gln Cys Thr Ser Leu Pro Arg Pro Glu Leu 740 745 750 Gln Glu Gly Cys Val Leu Gly Arg Cys Pro Lys Asn Ser Arg Leu Gln 755 760 765 Trp Val Ala Ser Ser Trp Ser Glu Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly Leu Gly 770 775 780 Val Arg Lys Arg Glu Met Lys Cys Ser Glu Lys Gly Phe Gln Gly Lys 785 790 795 800 Leu Ile Thr Phe Pro Glu Arg Arg Cys Arg Asn Ile Lys Lys Pro Asn 805 810 815 Leu Asp Leu Glu Glu Thr Cys Asn Arg Arg Ala Cys Pro Ala His Pro 820 825 830 Val Tyr Asn Met Val Ala Gly Trp Tyr Ser Leu Pro Trp Gln Gln Cys 835 840 845 Thr Val Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Val Gln Thr Arg Ser Val His Cys Val 850 855 860 Gln Gln Gly Arg Pro Ser Ser Ser Cys Leu Leu His Gln Lys Pro Pro 865 870 875 880 Val Leu Arg Ala Cys Asn Thr Asn Phe Cys Pro Ala Pro Glu Lys Arg 885 890 895 Glu Asp Pro Ser Cys Val Asp Phe Phe Asn Trp Cys His Leu Val Pro 900 905 910 Gln His Gly Val Cys Asn His Lys Phe Tyr Gly Lys Gln Cys Cys Lys 915 920 925 Ser Cys Thr Arg Lys Ile 930 54 1428 PRT Homo sapiens 54 Met Asp Gly Arg Gly Ala Phe Trp Thr Val Ala Ile Pro Arg Ala Arg 1 5 10 15 Gln Glu Gly Leu Gly Arg Leu Gly Leu Pro Phe Pro Val Lys Arg Thr 20 25 30 Pro Pro Ala Pro Gln Asn Pro Gly Gly Ser Thr Gln Ala Pro Gln Arg 35 40 45 Val Val Gly Lys Ser His Ser Gly Ile Arg Met Pro Ala Lys Ser Arg 50 55 60 Asn Leu Arg Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Asn Arg Lys Val Val Lys Tyr Lys 65 70 75 80 Trp Gly Lys Gln Gly Ser Gly Ala Gly Arg Glu Leu Val Pro Ala Phe 85 90 95 Pro Thr Asn Ala Gly Leu Gly Arg Arg Asp Arg Cys Arg Pro Pro Pro 100 105 110 Ala Gly Gly Asp Val Ala Ser His Gly Leu Pro Gly Ser Gly Val Gly 115 120 125 Tyr Ser Cys Asn Gln Arg Glu Glu Gly Leu Arg Gly Gly Cys Gly Gly 130 135 140 Ile Pro His Val Pro Leu Phe Leu Ser Pro Leu Pro Leu Asp Ala Ser 145 150 155 160 Gly Gln Arg Pro Ser Ser Thr Tyr Arg Gln Ser Leu Arg Arg Gly Leu 165 170 175 Gly Thr Arg Ala His Gln Ser Pro Ala Asn Glu Ile Pro Glu Leu Gly 180 185 190 Asp Leu Arg Gly Ser Arg Leu Ala Gln Glu Pro Ala Val Leu Phe Gly 195 200 205 Leu Arg Pro Ser Ile Ser Lys Arg Gly Leu Leu Ala Arg Arg Leu Trp 210 215 220 Ala Gln Pro Met Leu Leu Ser Gly Trp Val Val Ser Thr Thr Thr Thr 225 230 235 240 Ile Ile Thr Val Thr Val Thr Phe Thr Pro Thr Gly Leu Leu Cys Val 245 250 255 Lys His Ser Arg Gly Pro Leu Gln Pro Thr Cys Gln Glu Ser Ala Pro 260 265 270 Glu Asn Arg Val Gly Lys Ala Leu Ile Thr Phe Ser Lys Gly Trp Arg 275 280 285 Ala Ser Leu Arg Leu Ala Pro Pro Pro Ser Ala Leu Leu Leu Arg Arg 290 295 300 His Gly Pro Gly Gly Leu Pro Val Pro Gly Thr Met Cys Asp Gly Ala 305 310 315 320 Leu Leu Pro Pro Leu Val Leu Pro Val Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Trp Gly 325 330 335 Leu Asp Pro Gly Thr Gly Ser Ala Pro Ser His Ser Pro Leu His Pro 340 345 350 Ala Ser Cys Gly Tyr Leu Pro Ser Ala Phe Ser Arg Arg Pro Gly Gly 355 360 365 Pro Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Pro Leu Thr Ala Pro Glu Arg Arg Arg Arg 370 375 380 Gly Pro Arg Pro Glu Tyr Gly Asn Arg Val Ala Pro Trp Gln Ala Arg 385 390 395 400 Arg Arg Arg Val Ser Ala Arg Arg Cys Ala Ala Pro Phe Arg Glu Val 405 410 415 Leu Ala Arg Leu Arg Arg Arg Pro Ser Pro Gly Gly Ala Gly Gln Arg 420 425 430 Gly Ala Val Gly Asp Ala Ala Ala Asp Val Glu Val Val Leu Pro Trp 435 440 445 Arg Val Arg Pro Asp Asp Val His Leu Pro Pro Leu Pro Ala Ala Pro 450 455 460 Gly Pro Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Pro Arg Thr Pro Pro Ala Ala Pro Arg 465 470 475 480 Ala Arg Pro Gly Glu Arg Ala Leu Leu Leu His Leu Pro Ala Phe Gly 485 490 495 Arg Asp Leu Tyr Leu Gln Leu Arg Arg Asp Leu Arg Phe Leu Ser Arg 500 505 510 Gly Phe Glu Val Glu Glu Ala Gly Ala Ala Arg Arg Arg Gly Arg Pro 515 520 525 Ala Glu Leu Cys Phe Tyr Ser Gly Arg Val Leu Gly His Pro Gly Ser 530 535 540 Leu Val Ser Leu Ser Ala Cys Gly Ala Ala Gly Gly Leu Val Gly Leu 545 550 555 560 Ile Gln Leu Gly Gln Glu Gln Val Leu Ile Gln Pro Leu Asn Asn Ser 565 570 575 Gln Gly Pro Phe Ser Gly Arg Glu His Leu Ile Arg Arg Lys Trp Ser 580 585 590 Leu Thr Pro Ser Pro Ser Ala Glu Ala Gln Arg Pro Glu Gln Leu Cys 595 600 605 Lys Val Leu Thr Glu Lys Lys Lys Pro Thr Trp Gly Arg Pro Ser Arg 610 615 620 Asp Trp Arg Glu Arg Arg Asn Ala Ile Arg Leu Thr Ser Glu His Thr 625 630 635 640 Val Glu Thr Leu Val Val Ala Asp Ala Asp Met Val Gln Tyr His Gly 645 650 655 Ala Glu Ala Ala Gln Arg Phe Ile Leu Thr Val Met Asn Met Val Tyr 660 665 670 Asn Met Phe Gln His Gln Ser Leu Gly Ile Lys Ile Asn Ile Gln Val 675 680 685 Thr Lys Leu Val Leu Leu Arg Gln Arg Pro Ala Lys Leu Ser Ile Gly 690 695 700 His His Gly Glu Arg Ser Leu Glu Ser Phe Cys His Trp Gln Asn Glu 705 710 715 720 Glu Tyr Gly Gly Ala Arg Tyr Leu Gly Asn Asn Gln Val Pro Gly Gly 725 730 735 Lys Asp Asp Pro Pro Leu Val Asp Ala Ala Val Phe Val Thr Arg Thr 740 745 750 Asp Leu Cys Val His Lys Asp Glu Pro Cys Asp Thr Val Gly Ile Ala 755 760 765 Tyr Leu Gly Gly Val Cys Ser Ala Lys Arg Lys Cys Val Leu Ala Glu 770 775 780 Asp Asn Gly Leu Asn Leu Ala Phe Thr Ile Ala His Glu Leu Gly His 785 790 795 800 Asn Leu Gly Met Asn His Asp Asp Asp His Ser Ser Cys Ala Gly Arg 805 810 815 Ser His Ile Met Ser Gly Glu Trp Val Lys Gly Arg Asn Pro Ser Asp 820 825 830 Leu Ser Trp Ser Ser Cys Ser Arg Asp Asp Leu Glu Asn Phe Leu Lys 835 840 845 Ser Lys Val Ser Thr Cys Leu Leu Val Thr Asp Pro Arg Ser Gln His 850 855 860 Thr Val Arg Leu Pro His Lys Leu Pro Gly Met His Tyr Ser Ala Asn 865 870 875 880 Glu Gln Cys Gln Ile Leu Phe Gly Met Asn Ala Thr Phe Cys Arg Asn 885 890 895 Met Glu His Leu Met Cys Ala Gly Leu Trp Cys Leu Val Glu Gly Asp 900 905 910 Thr Ser Cys Lys Thr Lys Leu Asp Pro Pro Leu Asp Gly Thr Glu Cys 915 920 925 Gly Ala Asp Lys Trp Cys Arg Ala Gly Glu Cys Val Ser Lys Thr Pro 930 935 940 Ile Pro Glu His Val Asp Gly Asp Trp Ser Pro Trp Gly Ala Trp Ser 945 950 955 960 Met Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Thr Gly Ala Arg Phe Arg Gln Arg Lys 965 970 975 Cys Asp Asn Pro Pro Pro Gly Pro Gly Gly Thr His Cys Pro Gly Ala 980 985 990 Ser Val Glu His Ala Val Cys Glu Asn Leu Pro Cys Pro Lys Gly Leu 995 1000 1005 Pro Ser Phe Arg Asp Gln Gln Cys Gln Ala His Asp Arg Leu Ser Pro 1010 1015 1020 Lys Lys Lys Gly Leu Leu Thr Ala Val Val Val Asp Asp Lys Pro Cys 1025 1030 1035 1040 Glu Leu Tyr Cys Ser Pro Leu Gly Lys Glu Ser Pro Leu Leu Val Ala 1045 1050 1055 Asp Arg Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Pro Cys Gly Pro Tyr Glu Thr Asp Leu 1060 1065 1070 Cys Val His Gly Lys Cys Gln Lys Ile Gly Cys Asp Gly Ile Ile Gly 1075 1080 1085 Ser Ala Ala Lys Glu Asp Arg Cys Gly Val Cys Ser Gly Asp Gly Lys 1090 1095 1100 Thr Cys His Leu Val Lys Gly Asp Phe Ser His Ala Arg Gly Thr Gly 1105 1110 1115 1120 Tyr Ile Glu Ala Ala Val Ile Pro Ala Gly Ala Arg Arg Ile Arg Val 1125 1130 1135 Val Glu Asp Lys Pro Ala His Ser Phe Leu Ala Val Val Val Asp Asp 1140 1145 1150 Lys Pro Cys Glu Leu Tyr Cys Ser Pro Leu Gly Lys Glu Ser Pro Leu 1155 1160 1165 Leu Val Ala Asp Arg Val Leu Asp Gly Thr Pro Cys Gly Pro Tyr Glu 1170 1175 1180 Thr Asp Leu Cys Val His Gly Lys Cys Gln Lys Ile Gly Cys Asp Gly 1185 1190 1195 1200 Ile Ile Gly Ser Ala Ala Lys Glu Asp Arg Cys Gly Val Cys Ser Gly 1205 1210 1215 Asp Gly Lys Thr Cys His Leu Val Lys Gly Asp Phe Ser His Ala Arg 1220 1225 1230 Gly Thr Gly Tyr Ile Glu Ala Ala Val Ile Pro Ala Gly Ala Arg Arg 1235 1240 1245 Ile Arg Val Val Glu Asp Lys Pro Ala His Ser Phe Leu Ala Leu Lys 1250 1255 1260 Asp Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Ile Asn Ser Asp Trp Lys Ile Glu Leu Pro 1265 1270 1275 1280 Gly Glu Phe Gln Ile Ala Gly Thr Thr Val Arg Tyr Val Arg Arg Gly 1285 1290 1295 Leu Trp Glu Lys Ile Ser Ala Lys Gly Pro Thr Lys Leu Pro Leu His 1300 1305 1310 Leu Met Val Leu Leu Phe His Asp Gln Asp Tyr Gly Ile His Tyr Glu 1315 1320 1325 Tyr Thr Val Pro Val Asn Arg Thr Ala Glu Asn Gln Ser Glu Pro Glu 1330 1335 1340 Lys Pro Gln Asp Ser Leu Phe Ile Trp Thr His Ser Gly Trp Glu Gly 1345 1350 1355 1360 Cys Ser Val Gln Cys Gly Gly Gly Glu Trp Pro Trp Ser Met Thr Cys 1365 1370 1375 Trp Val Trp Gly Phe Ala Glu Gly Arg Arg Lys Ala Ser Val Ala Ser 1380 1385 1390 Thr Gln Ser Val Arg His Leu Gln Pro Val Ala Pro Trp Glu Phe Asn 1395 1400 1405 His Ile Pro Pro Lys Ile Ser Leu Gln Asn Thr Trp Thr Glu Ser Ser 1410 1415 1420 Gln Leu Pro His 1425 55 1186 PRT Homo sapiens 55 Met Ala Pro Leu Arg Ala Leu Leu Ser Tyr Leu Leu Pro Leu His Cys 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Cys Ala Ala Ala Gly Ser Arg Thr Pro Glu Leu His Leu Ser 20 25 30 Gly Lys Leu Ser Asp Tyr Gly Val Thr Val Pro Cys Ser Thr Asp Phe 35 40 45 Arg Gly Arg Phe Leu Ser His Val Val Ser Gly Pro Ala Ala Ala Ser 50 55 60 Ala Gly Ser Met Val Val Asp Thr Pro Pro Thr Leu Pro Arg His Ser 65 70 75 80 Ser His Leu Arg Val Ala Arg Ser Pro Leu His Pro Gly Gly Thr Leu 85 90 95 Trp Pro Gly Arg Val Gly Arg His Ser Leu Tyr Phe Asn Val Thr Val 100 105 110 Phe Gly Lys Glu Leu His Leu Arg Leu Arg Pro Asn Arg Arg Leu Val 115 120 125 Val Pro Gly Ser Ser Val Glu Trp Gln Glu Asp Phe Arg Glu Leu Phe 130 135 140 Arg Gln Pro Leu Arg Gln Glu Cys Val Tyr Thr Gly Gly Val Thr Gly 145 150 155 160 Met Pro Gly Ala Ala Val Ala Ile Ser Asn Cys Asp Gly Leu Ala Gly 165 170 175 Leu Ile Arg Thr Asp Ser Thr Asp Phe Phe Ile Glu Pro Leu Glu Arg 180 185 190 Gly Gln Gln Glu Lys Glu Ala Ser Gly Arg Thr His Val Val Tyr Arg 195 200 205 Arg Glu Ala Val Gln Gln Glu Trp Ala Glu Pro Asp Gly Asp Leu His 210 215 220 Asn Glu Ala Phe Gly Leu Gly Asp Leu Pro Asn Leu Leu Gly Leu Val 225 230 235 240 Gly Asp Gln Leu Gly Asp Thr Glu Arg Lys Arg Arg His Ala Lys Pro 245 250 255 Gly Ser Tyr Ser Ile Glu Val Leu Leu Val Val Asp Asp Ser Val Val 260 265 270 Arg Phe His Gly Lys Glu His Val Gln Asn Tyr Val Leu Thr Leu Met 275 280 285 Asn Ile Val Asp Glu Ile Tyr His Asp Glu Ser Leu Gly Val His Ile 290 295 300 Asn Ile Ala Leu Val Arg Leu Ile Met Val Gly Tyr Arg Gln Ser Leu 305 310 315 320 Ser Leu Ile Glu Arg Gly Asn Pro Ser Arg Ser Leu Glu Gln Val Cys 325 330 335 Arg Trp Ala His Ser Gln Gln Arg Gln Asp Pro Ser His Ala Glu His 340 345 350 His Asp His Val Val Phe Leu Thr Arg Gln Asp Phe Gly Pro Ser Gly 355 360 365 Tyr Ala Pro Val Thr Gly Met Cys His Pro Leu Arg Ser Cys Ala Leu 370 375 380 Asn His Glu Asp Gly Phe Ser Ser Ala Phe Val Ile Ala His Glu Thr 385 390 395 400 Gly His Val Leu Gly Met Glu His Asp Gly Gln Gly Asn Gly Cys Ala 405 410 415 Asp Glu Thr Ser Leu Gly Ser Val Met Ala Pro Leu Val Gln Ala Ala 420 425 430 Phe His Arg Phe His Trp Ser Arg Cys Ser Lys Leu Glu Leu Ser Arg 435 440 445 Tyr Leu Pro Ser Tyr Asp Cys Leu Leu Asp Asp Pro Phe Asp Pro Ala 450 455 460 Trp Pro Gln Pro Pro Glu Leu Pro Gly Ile Asn Tyr Ser Met Asp Glu 465 470 475 480 Gln Cys Arg Phe Asp Phe Gly Ser Gly Tyr Gln Thr Cys Leu Ala Phe 485 490 495 Arg Thr Phe Glu Pro Cys Lys Gln Leu Trp Cys Ser His Pro Asp Asn 500 505 510 Pro Tyr Phe Cys Lys Thr Lys Lys Gly Pro Pro Leu Asp Gly Thr Glu 515 520 525 Cys Ala Pro Gly Lys Trp Cys Phe Lys Gly His Cys Ile Trp Lys Ser 530 535 540 Pro Glu Gln Thr Tyr Gly Gln Asp Gly Gly Trp Ser Ser Trp Thr Lys 545 550 555 560 Phe Gly Ser Cys Ser Arg Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Val Arg Ser Arg Ser 565 570 575 Arg Ser Cys Asn Asn Pro Ser Pro Ala Tyr Gly Gly Arg Pro Cys Leu 580 585 590 Gly Pro Met Phe Glu Tyr Gln Val Cys Asn Ser Glu Glu Cys Pro Gly 595 600 605 Thr Tyr Glu Asp Phe Arg Ala Gln Gln Cys Ala Lys Arg Asn Ser Tyr 610 615 620 Tyr Val His Gln Asn Ala Lys His Ser Trp Val Pro Tyr Glu Pro Asp 625 630 635 640 Asp Asp Ala Gln Lys Cys Glu Leu Ile Cys Gln Ser Ala Asp Thr Gly 645 650 655 Asp Val Val Phe Met Asn Gln Val Val His Asp Gly Thr Arg Cys Ser 660 665 670 Tyr Arg Asp Pro Tyr Ser Val Cys Ala Arg Gly Glu Cys Val Pro Val 675 680 685 Gly Cys Asp Lys Glu Val Gly Ser Met Lys Ala Asp Asp Lys Cys Gly 690 695 700 Val Cys Gly Gly Asp Asn Ser His Cys Arg Thr Val Lys Gly Thr Leu 705 710 715 720 Gly Lys Ala Ser Lys Gln Ala Gly Ala Leu Lys Leu Val Gln Ile Pro 725 730 735 Ala Gly Ala Arg His Ile Gln Ile Glu Ala Leu Glu Lys Ser Pro His 740 745 750 Arg Ile Val Val Lys Asn Gln Val Thr Gly Ser Phe Ile Leu Asn Pro 755 760 765 Lys Gly Lys Glu Ala Thr Ser Arg Thr Phe Thr Ala Met Gly Leu Glu 770 775 780 Trp Glu Asp Ala Val Glu Asp Ala Lys Glu Ser Leu Lys Thr Ser Gly 785 790 795 800 Pro Leu Pro Glu Ala Ile Ala Ile Leu Ala Leu Pro Pro Thr Glu Gly 805 810 815 Gly Pro Arg Ser Ser Leu Ala Tyr Lys Tyr Val Ile His Glu Asp Leu 820 825 830 Leu Pro Leu Ile Gly Ser Asn Asn Val Leu Leu Glu Glu Met Asp Thr 835 840 845 Tyr Glu Trp Ala Leu Lys Ser Trp Ala Pro Cys Ser Lys Ala Cys Gly 850 855 860 Gly Gly Ile Gln Phe Thr Lys Tyr Gly Cys Arg Arg Arg Arg Asp His 865 870 875 880 His Met Val Gln Arg His Leu Cys Asp His Lys Lys Arg Pro Lys Pro 885 890 895 Ile Arg Arg Arg Cys Asn Gln His Pro Cys Ser Gln Pro Val Trp Val 900 905 910 Thr Glu Glu Trp Gly Ala Cys Ser Arg Ser Cys Gly Lys Leu Gly Val 915 920 925 Gln Thr Arg Gly Ile Gln Cys Leu Met Pro Leu Ser Asn Gly Thr His 930 935 940 Lys Val Met Pro Ala Lys Ala Cys Ala Gly Asp Arg Pro Glu Ala Arg 945 950 955 960 Arg Pro Cys Leu Arg Val Pro Cys Pro Ala Gln Trp Arg Leu Gly Ala 965 970 975 Trp Ser Gln Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly Glu Gly Ile Gln Gln Arg Gln 980 985 990 Val Val Cys Arg Thr Asn Ala Asn Ser Leu Gly His Cys Glu Gly Asp 995 1000 1005 Arg Pro Asp Thr Val Gln Val Cys Ser Leu Pro Ala Cys Gly Ala Glu 1010 1015 1020 Pro Cys Thr Gly Asp Arg Ser Val Phe Cys Gln Met Glu Val Leu Asp 1025 1030 1035 1040 Arg Tyr Cys Ser Ile Pro Gly Tyr His Arg Leu Cys Cys Val Ser Cys 1045 1050 1055 Ile Lys Lys Ala Ser Gly Pro Asn Pro Gly Pro Asp Pro Gly Pro Thr 1060 1065 1070 Ser Leu Pro Pro Phe Ser Thr Pro Gly Ser Pro Leu Pro Gly Pro Gln 1075 1080 1085 Asp Pro Ala Asp Ala Ala Glu Pro Pro Gly Lys Pro Thr Gly Ser Glu 1090 1095 1100 Asp His Gln His Gly Arg Ala Thr Gln Leu Pro Gly Ala Leu Asp Thr 1105 1110 1115 1120 Ser Ser Pro Gly Thr Gln His Pro Phe Ala Pro Glu Thr Pro Ile Pro 1125 1130 1135 Gly Ala Ser Trp Ser Ile Ser Pro Thr Thr Pro Gly Gly Leu Pro Trp 1140 1145 1150 Gly Trp Thr Gln Thr Pro Thr Pro Val Pro Glu Asp Lys Gly Gln Pro 1155 1160 1165 Gly Glu Asp Leu Arg His Pro Gly Thr Ser Leu Pro Ala Ala Ser Pro 1170 1175 1180 Val Thr 1185 56 1935 PRT Homo sapiens 56 Met Gln Phe Val Ser Trp Ala Thr Leu Leu Thr Leu Leu Val Arg Asp 1 5 10 15 Leu Ala Glu Met Gly Ser Pro Asp Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Arg Lys Asp 20 25 30 Arg Leu His Pro Arg Gln Val Lys Leu Leu Glu Thr Leu Ser Glu Tyr 35 40 45 Glu Ile Val Ser Pro Ile Arg Val Asn Ala Leu Gly Glu Pro Phe Pro 50 55 60 Thr Asn Val His Phe Lys Arg Thr Arg Arg Ser Ile Asn Ser Ala Thr 65 70 75 80 Asp Pro Trp Pro Ala Phe Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Ser Ser 85 90 95 Gln Ala His Tyr Arg Leu Ser Ala Phe Gly Gln Gln Phe Leu Phe Asn 100 105 110 Leu Thr Ala Asn Ala Gly Phe Ile Ala Pro Leu Phe Thr Val Thr Leu 115 120 125 Leu Gly Thr Pro Gly Val Asn Gln Thr Lys Phe Tyr Ser Glu Glu Glu 130 135 140 Ala Glu Leu Lys His Cys Phe Tyr Lys Gly Tyr Val Asn Thr Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu His Thr Ala Val Ile Ser Leu Cys Ser Gly Met Leu Gly Thr Phe 165 170 175 Arg Ser His Asp Gly Asp Tyr Phe Ile Glu Pro Leu Gln Ser Met Asp 180 185 190 Glu Gln Glu Asp Glu Glu Glu Gln Asn Lys Pro His Ile Ile Tyr Arg 195 200 205 Arg Ser Ala Pro Gln Arg Glu Pro Ser Thr Gly Arg His Ala Cys Asp 210 215 220 Thr Ser Glu His Lys Asn Arg His Ser Lys Asp Lys Lys Lys Thr Arg 225 230 235 240 Ala Arg Lys Trp Gly Glu Arg Ile Asn Leu Ala Gly Asp Val Ala Ala 245 250 255 Leu Asn Ser Gly Leu Ala Thr Glu Ala Phe Ser Ala Tyr Gly Asn Lys 260 265 270 Thr Asp Asn Thr Arg Glu Lys Arg Thr His Arg Arg Thr Lys Arg Phe 275 280 285 Leu Ser Tyr Pro Arg Phe Val Glu Val Leu Val Val Ala Asp Asn Arg 290 295 300 Met Val Ser Tyr His Gly Glu Asn Leu Gln His Tyr Ile Leu Thr Leu 305 310 315 320 Met Ser Ile Val Ala Ser Ile Tyr Lys Asp Pro Ser Ile Gly Asn Leu 325 330 335 Ile Asn Ile Val Ile Val Asn Leu Ile Val Ile His Asn Glu Gln Asp 340 345 350 Gly Pro Ser Ile Ser Phe Asn Ala Gln Thr Thr Leu Lys Asn Phe Cys 355 360 365 Gln Trp Gln His Ser Lys Asn Ser Pro Gly Gly Ile His His Asp Thr 370 375 380 Ala Val Leu Leu Thr Arg Gln Asp Ile Cys Arg Ala His Asp Lys Cys 385 390 395 400 Asp Thr Leu Gly Leu Ala Glu Leu Gly Thr Ile Cys Asp Pro Tyr Arg 405 410 415 Ser Cys Ser Ile Ser Glu Asp Ser Gly Leu Ser Thr Ala Phe Thr Ile 420 425 430 Ala His Glu Leu Gly His Val Phe Asn Met Pro His Asp Asp Asn Asn 435 440 445 Lys Cys Lys Glu Glu Gly Val Lys Ser Pro Gln His Val Met Ala Pro 450 455 460 Thr Leu Asn Phe Tyr Thr Asn Pro Trp Met Trp Ser Lys Cys Ser Arg 465 470 475 480 Lys Tyr Ile Thr Glu Phe Leu Asp Thr Gly Tyr Gly Glu Cys Leu Leu 485 490 495 Asn Glu Pro Glu Ser Arg Pro Tyr Pro Leu Pro Val Gln Leu Pro Gly 500 505 510 Ile Leu Tyr Asn Val Asn Lys Gln Cys Glu Leu Ile Phe Gly Pro Gly 515 520 525 Ser Gln Val Cys Pro Tyr Met Met Gln Cys Arg Arg Leu Trp Cys Asn 530 535 540 Asn Val Asn Gly Val His Lys Gly Cys Arg Thr Gln His Thr Pro Trp 545 550 555 560 Ala Asp Gly Thr Glu Cys Glu Pro Gly Lys His Cys Lys Tyr Gly Phe 565 570 575 Cys Val Pro Lys Glu Met Asp Val Pro Val Thr Asp Gly Ser Trp Gly 580 585 590 Ser Trp Ser Pro Phe Gly Thr Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile 595 600 605 Lys Thr Ala Ile Arg Glu Cys Asn Arg Pro Glu Pro Lys Asn Gly Gly 610 615 620 Lys Tyr Cys Val Gly Arg Arg Met Lys Phe Lys Ser Cys Asn Thr Glu 625 630 635 640 Pro Cys Leu Lys Gln Lys Arg Asp Phe Arg Asp Glu Gln Cys Ala His 645 650 655 Phe Asp Gly Lys His Phe Asn Ile Asn Gly Leu Leu Pro Asn Val Arg 660 665 670 Trp Val Pro Lys Tyr Ser Gly Ile Leu Met Lys Asp Arg Cys Lys Leu 675 680 685 Phe Cys Arg Val Ala Gly Asn Thr Ala Tyr Tyr Gln Leu Arg Asp Arg 690 695 700 Val Ile Asp Gly Thr Pro Cys Gly Gln Asp Thr Asn Asp Ile Cys Val 705 710 715 720 Gln Gly Leu Cys Arg Gln Ala Gly Cys Asp His Val Leu Asn Ser Lys 725 730 735 Ala Arg Arg Asp Lys Cys Gly Val Cys Gly Gly Asp Asn Ser Ser Cys 740 745 750 Lys Thr Val Ala Gly Thr Phe Asn Thr Val His Tyr Gly Tyr Asn Thr 755 760 765 Val Val Arg Ile Pro Ala Gly Ala Thr Asn Ile Asp Val Arg Gln His 770 775 780 Ser Phe Ser Gly Glu Thr Asp Asp Asp Asn Tyr Leu Ala Leu Ser Ser 785 790 795 800 Ser Lys Gly Glu Phe Leu Leu Asn Gly Asn Phe Val Val Thr Met Ala 805 810 815 Lys Arg Glu Ile Arg Ile Gly Asn Ala Val Val Glu Tyr Ser Gly Ser 820 825 830 Glu Thr Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Asn Ser Thr Asp Arg Ile Glu Gln Glu 835 840 845 Leu Leu Leu Gln Val Leu Ser Val Gly Lys Leu Tyr Asn Pro Asp Val 850 855 860 Arg Tyr Ser Phe Asn Ile Pro Ile Glu Asp Lys Pro Gln Gln Phe Tyr 865 870 875 880 Trp Asn Ser His Gly Pro Trp Gln Ala Cys Ser Lys Pro Cys Gln Gly 885 890 895 Glu Arg Lys Arg Lys Leu Val Cys Thr Arg Glu Ser Asp Gln Leu Thr 900 905 910 Val Ser Asp Gln Arg Cys Asp Arg Leu Pro Gln Pro Gly His Ile Thr 915 920 925 Glu Pro Cys Gly Thr Asp Cys Asp Leu Arg Trp His Val Ala Ser Arg 930 935 940 Ser Glu Cys Ser Ala Gln Cys Gly Leu Gly Tyr Arg Thr Leu Asp Ile 945 950 955 960 Tyr Cys Ala Lys Tyr Ser Arg Leu Asp Gly Lys Thr Glu Lys Val Asp 965 970 975 Asp Gly Phe Cys Ser Ser His Pro Lys Pro Ser Asn Arg Glu Lys Cys 980 985 990 Ser Gly Glu Cys Asn Thr Gly Gly Trp Arg Tyr Ser Ala Trp Thr Glu 995 1000 1005 Cys Ser Lys Ser Cys Asp Gly Gly Thr Gln Arg Arg Arg Ala Ile Cys 1010 1015 1020 Val Asn Thr Arg Asn Asp Val Leu Asp Asp Ser Lys Cys Thr His Gln 1025 1030 1035 1040 Glu Lys Val Thr Ile Gln Arg Cys Ser Glu Phe Pro Cys Pro Gln Trp 1045 1050 1055 Lys Ser Gly Asp Trp Ser Glu Cys Leu Val Thr Cys Gly Lys Gly His 1060 1065 1070 Lys His Arg Gln Val Trp Cys Gln Phe Gly Glu Asp Arg Leu Asn Asp 1075 1080 1085 Arg Met Cys Asp Pro Glu Thr Lys Pro Thr Ser Met Gln Thr Cys Gln 1090 1095 1100 Gln Pro Glu Cys Ala Ser Trp Gln Ala Gly Pro Trp Gly Gln Cys Ser 1105 1110 1115 1120 Val Thr Cys Gly Gln Gly Tyr Gln Leu Arg Ala Val Lys Cys Ile Ile 1125 1130 1135 Gly Thr Tyr Met Ser Val Val Asp Asp Asn Asp Cys Asn Ala Ala Thr 1140 1145 1150 Arg Pro Thr Asp Thr Gln Asp Cys Glu Leu Pro Ser Cys His Pro Pro 1155 1160 1165 Pro Ala Ala Pro Glu Thr Arg Arg Ser Thr Tyr Ser Ala Pro Arg Thr 1170 1175 1180 Gln Trp Arg Phe Gly Ser Trp Thr Pro Cys Ser Ala Thr Cys Gly Lys 1185 1190 1195 1200 Gly Thr Arg Met Arg Tyr Val Ser Cys Arg Asp Glu Asn Gly Ser Val 1205 1210 1215 Ala Asp Glu Ser Ala Cys Ala Thr Leu Pro Arg Pro Val Ala Lys Glu 1220 1225 1230 Glu Cys Ser Val Thr Pro Cys Gly Gln Trp Lys Ala Leu Asp Trp Ser 1235 1240 1245 Ser Cys Ser Val Thr Cys Gly Gln Gly Arg Ala Thr Arg Gln Val Met 1250 1255 1260 Cys Val Asn Tyr Ser Asp His Val Ile Asp Arg Ser Glu Cys Asp Gln 1265 1270 1275 1280 Asp Tyr Ile Pro Glu Thr Asp Gln Asp Cys Ser Met Ser Pro Cys Pro 1285 1290 1295 Gln Arg Thr Pro Asp Ser Gly Leu Ala Gln His Pro Phe Gln Asn Glu 1300 1305 1310 Asp Tyr Arg Pro Arg Ser Ala Ser Pro Ser Arg Thr His Val Leu Gly 1315 1320 1325 Gly Asn Gln Trp Arg Thr Gly Pro Trp Gly Ala Cys Ser Ser Thr Cys 1330 1335 1340 Ala Gly Gly Ser Gln Arg Arg Val Val Val Cys Gln Asp Glu Asn Gly 1345 1350 1355 1360 Tyr Thr Ala Asn Asp Cys Val Glu Arg Ile Lys Pro Asp Glu Gln Arg 1365 1370 1375 Ala Cys Glu Ser Gly Pro Cys Pro Gln Trp Ala Tyr Gly Asn Trp Gly 1380 1385 1390 Glu Cys Thr Lys Leu Cys Gly Gly Gly Ile Arg Thr Arg Leu Val Val 1395 1400 1405 Cys Gln Arg Ser Asn Gly Glu Arg Phe Pro Asp Leu Ser Cys Glu Ile 1410 1415 1420 Leu Asp Lys Pro Pro Asp Arg Glu Gln Cys Asn Thr His Ala Cys Pro 1425 1430 1435 1440 His Asp Ala Ala Trp Ser Thr Gly Pro Trp Ser Ser Cys Ser Val Ser 1445 1450 1455 Cys Gly Arg Gly His Lys Gln Arg Asn Val Tyr Cys Met Ala Lys Asp 1460 1465 1470 Gly Ser His Leu Glu Ser Asp Tyr Cys Lys His Leu Ala Lys Pro His 1475 1480 1485 Gly His Arg Lys Cys Arg Gly Gly Arg Cys Pro Lys Trp Lys Ala Gly 1490 1495 1500 Ala Trp Ser Gln Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Arg 1505 1510 1515 1520 His Val Gly Cys Gln Ile Gly Thr His Lys Ile Ala Arg Glu Thr Glu 1525 1530 1535 Cys Asn Pro Tyr Thr Arg Pro Glu Ser Glu Arg Asp Cys Gln Gly Pro 1540 1545 1550 Arg Cys Pro Leu Tyr Thr Trp Arg Ala Glu Glu Trp Gln Glu Cys Thr 1555 1560 1565 Lys Thr Cys Gly Glu Gly Ser Arg Tyr Arg Lys Val Val Cys Val Asp 1570 1575 1580 Asp Asn Lys Asn Glu Val His Gly Ala Arg Cys Asp Val Ser Lys Arg 1585 1590 1595 1600 Pro Val Asp Arg Glu Ser Cys Ser Leu Gln Pro Cys Glu Tyr Val Trp 1605 1610 1615 Ile Thr Gly Glu Trp Ser Glu Cys Ser Val Thr Cys Gly Lys Gly Tyr 1620 1625 1630 Lys Gln Arg Leu Val Ser Cys Ser Glu Ile Tyr Thr Gly Lys Glu Asn 1635 1640 1645 Tyr Glu Tyr Ser Tyr Gln Thr Thr Ile Asn Cys Pro Gly Thr Gln Pro 1650 1655 1660 Pro Ser Val His Pro Cys Tyr Leu Arg Asp Cys Pro Val Ser Ala Thr 1665 1670 1675 1680 Trp Arg Val Gly Asn Trp Gly Ser Cys Ser Val Ser Cys Gly Val Gly 1685 1690 1695 Val Met Gln Arg Ser Val Gln Cys Leu Thr Asn Glu Asp Gln Pro Ser 1700 1705 1710 His Leu Cys His Thr Asp Leu Lys Pro Glu Glu Arg Lys Thr Cys Arg 1715 1720 1725 Asn Val Tyr Asn Cys Glu Leu Pro Gln Asn Cys Lys Glu Val Lys Arg 1730 1735 1740 Leu Lys Gly Ala Ser Glu Asp Gly Glu Tyr Phe Leu Met Ile Arg Gly 1745 1750 1755 1760 Lys Leu Leu Lys Ile Phe Cys Ala Gly Met His Ser Asp His Pro Lys 1765 1770 1775 Glu Tyr Val Thr Leu Val His Gly Asp Ser Glu Asn Phe Ser Glu Val 1780 1785 1790 Tyr Gly His Arg Leu His Asn Pro Thr Glu Cys Pro Tyr Asn Gly Ser 1795 1800 1805 Arg Arg Asp Asp Cys Gln Cys Arg Lys Asp Tyr Thr Ala Ala Gly Phe 1810 1815 1820 Ser Ser Phe Gln Lys Ile Arg Ile Asp Leu Thr Ser Met Gln Ile Ile 1825 1830 1835 1840 Thr Thr Asp Leu Gln Phe Ala Arg Thr Ser Glu Gly His Pro Val Pro 1845 1850 1855 Phe Ala Thr Ala Gly Asp Cys Tyr Ser Ala Ala Lys Cys Pro Gln Gly 1860 1865 1870 Arg Phe Ser Ile Asn Leu Tyr Gly Thr Gly Leu Ser Leu Thr Glu Ser 1875 1880 1885 Ala Arg Trp Ile Ser Gln Gly Asn Tyr Ala Val Ser Asp Ile Lys Lys 1890 1895 1900 Ser Pro Asp Gly Thr Arg Val Val Gly Lys Cys Gly Gly Tyr Cys Gly 1905 1910 1915 1920 Lys Cys Thr Pro Ser Ser Gly Thr Gly Leu Glu Val Arg Val Leu 1925 1930 1935 57 1505 PRT Homo sapiens 57 Met Trp Val Ala Lys Trp Leu Thr Gly Leu Leu Tyr His Leu Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Phe Ile Thr Arg Ser Trp Glu Val Asp Phe His Pro Arg Gln Glu Ala 20 25 30 Leu Val Arg Thr Leu Thr Ser Tyr Glu Val Val Ile Pro Glu Arg Val 35 40 45 Asn Glu Phe Gly Glu Val Phe Pro Gln Ser His His Phe Ser Arg Gln 50 55 60 Lys Arg Ser Ser Glu Ala Leu Glu Pro Met Pro Phe Arg Thr His Tyr 65 70 75 80 Arg Phe Thr Ala Tyr Gly Gln Leu Phe Gln Leu Asn Leu Thr Ala Asp 85 90 95 Ala Ser Phe Leu Ala Ala Gly Tyr Thr Glu Val His Leu Gly Thr Pro 100 105 110 Glu Arg Gly Ala Trp Glu Ser Asp Ala Gly Pro Ser Asp Leu Arg His 115 120 125 Cys Phe Tyr Arg Gly Gln Val Asn Ser Gln Glu Asp Tyr Lys Ala Val 130 135 140 Val Ser Leu Cys Gly Gly Leu Thr Gly Thr Phe Lys Gly Gln Asn Gly 145 150 155 160 Glu Tyr Phe Leu Glu Pro Ile Met Lys Ala Asp Gly Asn Glu Tyr Glu 165 170 175 Asp Gly His Asn Lys Pro His Leu Ile Tyr Arg Gln Asp Leu Asn Asn 180 185 190 Ser Phe Leu Gln Thr Leu Lys Tyr Cys Ser Val Ser Glu Ser Gln Ile 195 200 205 Lys Glu Thr Ser Leu Pro Phe His Thr Tyr Ser Asn Met Asn Glu Asp 210 215 220 Leu Asn Val Met Lys Glu Arg Val Leu Gly His Thr Ser Lys Asn Val 225 230 235 240 Pro Leu Lys Asp Glu Arg Arg His Ser Arg Lys Lys Arg Leu Ile Ser 245 250 255 Tyr Pro Arg Tyr Ile Glu Ile Met Val Thr Ala Asp Ala Lys Val Val 260 265 270 Ser Ala His Gly Ser Asn Leu Gln Asn Tyr Ile Leu Thr Leu Met Ser 275 280 285 Ile Val Ala Thr Ile Tyr Lys Asp Pro Ser Ile Gly Asn Leu Ile His 290 295 300 Ile Val Val Val Lys Leu Val Met Ile His Arg Glu Glu Glu Gly Pro 305 310 315 320 Val Ile Asn Phe Asp Gly Ala Thr Thr Leu Lys Asn Phe Cys Ser Trp 325 330 335 Gln Gln Thr Gln Asn Asp Leu Asp Asp Val His Pro Ser His His Asp 340 345 350 Thr Ala Val Leu Ile Thr Arg Glu Asp Ile Cys Ser Ser Lys Glu Lys 355 360 365 Cys Asn Met Leu Gly Leu Ser Tyr Leu Gly Thr Ile Cys Asp Pro Leu 370 375 380 Gln Ser Cys Phe Ile Asn Glu Glu Lys Gly Leu Ile Ser Ala Phe Thr 385 390 395 400 Ile Ala His Glu Leu Gly His Thr Leu Gly Val Gln His Asp Asp Asn 405 410 415 Pro Arg Cys Lys Glu Met Lys Val Thr Lys Tyr His Val Met Ala Pro 420 425 430 Ala Leu Ser Phe His Met Ser Pro Trp Ser Trp Ser Asn Cys Ser Arg 435 440 445 Lys Tyr Val Thr Glu Phe Leu Asp Thr Gly Tyr Gly Glu Cys Leu Leu 450 455 460 Asp Lys Pro Asp Glu Glu Ile Tyr Asn Leu Pro Ser Glu Leu Pro Gly 465 470 475 480 Ser Arg Tyr Asp Gly Asn Lys Gln Cys Glu Leu Ala Phe Gly Pro Gly 485 490 495 Ser Gln Met Cys Pro His Ile Glu Asn Ile Cys Met His Leu Trp Cys 500 505 510 Thr Ser Thr Glu Lys Leu His Lys Gly Cys Phe Thr Gln His Val Pro 515 520 525 Pro Ala Asp Gly Thr Asp Cys Gly Pro Gly Met His Cys Arg His Gly 530 535 540 Leu Cys Val Asn Lys Glu Thr Glu Thr Arg Pro Val Asn Gly Glu Trp 545 550 555 560 Gly Pro Trp Glu Pro Tyr Ser Ser Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly 565 570 575 Ile Glu Ser Ala Thr Arg Arg Cys Asn Arg Pro Glu Pro Arg Asn Gly 580 585 590 Gly Asn Tyr Cys Val Gly Arg Arg Met Lys Phe Arg Ser Cys Asn Thr 595 600 605 Asp Ser Cys Pro Lys Gly Thr Gln Asp Phe Arg Glu Lys Gln Cys Ser 610 615 620 Asp Phe Asn Gly Lys His Leu Asp Ile Ser Gly Ile Pro Ser Asn Val 625 630 635 640 Arg Trp Leu Pro Arg Tyr Ser Gly Ile Gly Thr Lys Asp Arg Cys Lys 645 650 655 Leu Tyr Cys Gln Val Ala Gly Thr Asn Tyr Phe Tyr Leu Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 Met Val Glu Asp Gly Thr Pro Cys Gly Thr Glu Thr His Asp Ile Cys 675 680 685 Val Gln Gly Gln Cys Met Ala Ala Gly Cys Asp His Val Leu Asn Ser 690 695 700 Ser Ala Lys Ile Asp Lys Cys Gly Val Cys Gly Gly Asp Asn Ser Ser 705 710 715 720 Cys Lys Thr Ile Thr Gly Val Phe Asn Ser Ser His Tyr Gly Tyr Asn 725 730 735 Val Val Val Lys Ile Pro Ala Gly Ala Thr Asn Val Asp Ile Arg Gln 740 745 750 Tyr Ser Tyr Ser Gly Gln Pro Asp Asp Ser Tyr Leu Ala Leu Ser Asp 755 760 765 Ala Glu Gly Asn Phe Leu Phe Asn Gly Asn Phe Leu Leu Ser Thr Ser 770 775 780 Lys Lys Glu Ile Asn Val Gln Gly Thr Arg Thr Val Ile Glu Tyr Ser 785 790 795 800 Gly Ser Asn Asn Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Asn Ser Thr Asn Arg Gln Glu 805 810 815 Lys Glu Leu Ile Leu Gln Val Leu Cys Val Gly Asn Leu Tyr Asn Pro 820 825 830 Asp Val His Tyr Ser Phe Asn Ile Pro Leu Glu Glu Arg Ser Asp Met 835 840 845 Phe Thr Trp Asp Pro Tyr Gly Pro Trp Glu Gly Cys Thr Lys Met Cys 850 855 860 Gln Gly Leu Gln Arg Arg Asn Ile Thr Cys Ile His Lys Ser Asp His 865 870 875 880 Ser Val Val Ser Asp Lys Glu Cys Asp His Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser Phe 885 890 895 Val Thr Gln Ser Cys Asn Thr Asp Cys Glu Leu Arg Trp His Val Ile 900 905 910 Gly Lys Ser Glu Cys Ser Ser Gln Cys Gly Gln Gly Tyr Arg Thr Leu 915 920 925 Asp Ile His Cys Met Lys Tyr Ser Ile His Glu Gly Gln Thr Val Gln 930 935 940 Val Asp Asp His Tyr Cys Gly Asp Gln Leu Lys Pro Pro Thr Gln Glu 945 950 955 960 Leu Cys His Gly Asn Cys Val Phe Thr Arg Trp His Tyr Ser Glu Trp 965 970 975 Ser Gln Cys Ser Arg Ser Cys Gly Gly Gly Glu Arg Ser Arg Glu Ser 980 985 990 Tyr Cys Met Asn Asn Phe Gly His Arg Leu Ala Asp Asn Glu Cys Gln 995 1000 1005 Glu Leu Ser Arg Val Thr Arg Glu Asn Cys Asn Glu Phe Ser Cys Pro 1010 1015 1020 Ser Trp Ala Ala Ser Glu Trp Ser Glu Cys Leu Val Thr Cys Gly Lys 1025 1030 1035 1040 Gly Thr Lys Gln Arg Gln Val Trp Cys Gln Leu Asn Val Asp His Leu 1045 1050 1055 Ser Asp Gly Phe Cys Asn Ser Ser Thr Lys Pro Glu Ser Leu Ser Pro 1060 1065 1070 Cys Glu Leu His Thr Cys Ala Ser Trp Gln Val Gly Pro Trp Gly Pro 1075 1080 1085 Cys Thr Thr Thr Cys Gly His Gly Tyr Gln Met Arg Asp Val Lys Cys 1090 1095 1100 Val Asn Glu Leu Ala Ser Ala Val Leu Glu Asp Thr Glu Cys His Glu 1105 1110 1115 1120 Ala Ser Arg Pro Ser Asp Arg Gln Ser Cys Val Leu Thr Pro Cys Ser 1125 1130 1135 Phe Ile Ser Lys Leu Glu Thr Ala Leu Leu Pro Thr Val Leu Ile Lys 1140 1145 1150 Lys Met Ala Gln Trp Arg His Gly Ser Trp Thr Pro Cys Ser Val Ser 1155 1160 1165 Cys Gly Arg Gly Thr Gln Ala Arg Tyr Val Ser Cys Arg Asp Ala Leu 1170 1175 1180 Asp Arg Ile Ala Asp Glu Ser Tyr Cys Ala His Leu Pro Arg Pro Ala 1185 1190 1195 1200 Glu Ile Trp Asp Cys Phe Thr Pro Cys Gly Glu Trp Gln Ala Gly Asp 1205 1210 1215 Trp Ser Pro Cys Ser Ala Ser Cys Gly His Gly Lys Thr Thr Arg Gln 1220 1225 1230 Val Leu Cys Met Asn Tyr His Gln Pro Ile Asp Glu Asn Tyr Cys Asp 1235 1240 1245 Pro Glu Val Arg Pro Leu Met Glu Gln Glu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala Cys 1250 1255 1260 Pro Pro Ala His Ser His Phe Pro Ser Ser Pro Val Gln Pro Ser Tyr 1265 1270 1275 1280 Tyr Leu Ser Thr Asn Leu Pro Leu Thr Gln Lys Leu Glu Asp Asn Glu 1285 1290 1295 Asn Gln Val Val His Pro Ser Val Arg Gly Asn Gln Trp Arg Thr Gly 1300 1305 1310 Pro Trp Gly Ser Cys Ser Ser Ser Cys Ser Gly Gly Leu Gln His Arg 1315 1320 1325 Ala Val Val Cys Gln Asp Glu Asn Gly Gln Ser Ala Ser Tyr Cys Asp 1330 1335 1340 Ala Ala Ser Lys Pro Pro Glu Leu Gln Gln Cys Gly Pro Gly Pro Cys 1345 1350 1355 1360 Pro Gln Trp Asn Tyr Gly Asn Trp Gly Glu Cys Ser Gln Thr Cys Gly 1365 1370 1375 Gly Gly Ile Lys Ser Arg Leu Val Ile Cys Gln Phe Pro Asn Gly Gln 1380 1385 1390 Ile Leu Glu Asp His Asn Cys Glu Ile Val Asn Lys Pro Pro Ser Val 1395 1400 1405 Ile Gln Cys His Met His Ala Cys Pro Ala Asp Val Ser Trp His Gln 1410 1415 1420 Glu Pro Trp Thr Ser Glu Asp Leu Lys Val Lys Leu Leu Pro Gln Arg 1425 1430 1435 1440 Thr Ile Ile Leu Trp Glu Leu Met Lys Asn Ile Phe Cys His Gly Lys 1445 1450 1455 His Ser His Met Tyr Leu Ile Asn Val Val Thr Asp His Leu Leu Tyr 1460 1465 1470 Pro Arg His Cys Asp Pro Glu Thr Ile Glu Thr Tyr Phe Leu Ser Leu 1475 1480 1485 Trp Ser Leu Gln Phe Thr Trp Gly Asp Leu Lys Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Ser 1490 1495 1500 Leu 1505 58 882 PRT Homo sapiens 58 Met Gly Arg Pro Val Pro Ala Ser Ala Pro Pro Arg Pro Gln Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Arg Thr Leu Asp Ile Gln Val Ala Leu Thr Gly Leu Glu Val Arg Arg 20 25 30 Arg Arg Pro Glu Ala Ala Pro Gly Thr Gly Arg Pro Gln Ser Ser Leu 35 40 45 Gly Gly Ala Gly Val Ala Ser Arg Cys Leu Glu Ala Glu Glu Leu Thr 50 55 60 Ala Met Gly Trp Arg Pro Arg Arg Ala Arg Gly Thr Pro Leu Leu Leu 65 70 75 80 Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Trp Pro Val Pro Gly Ala Gly Val Leu 85 90 95 Gln Gly His Ile Pro Gly Gln Pro Val Thr Pro His Trp Val Leu Asp 100 105 110 Gly Gln Pro Trp Arg Thr Val Ser Leu Glu Glu Pro Val Ser Lys Pro 115 120 125 Asp Met Gly Leu Val Ala Leu Glu Ala Glu Gly Gln Glu Leu Leu Leu 130 135 140 Glu Leu Glu Lys Asn His Arg Leu Leu Ala Pro Gly Tyr Ile Glu Thr 145 150 155 160 His Tyr Gly Pro Asp Gly Gln Pro Val Val Leu Ala Pro Asn His Thr 165 170 175 Asp His Cys His Tyr Gln Gly Arg Val Arg Gly Phe Pro Asp Ser Trp 180 185 190 Val Val Leu Cys Thr Cys Ser Gly Met Ser Gly Leu Ile Thr Leu Ser 195 200 205 Arg Asn Ala Ser Tyr Tyr Leu Arg Pro Trp Pro Pro Arg Gly Ser Lys 210 215 220 Asp Phe Ser Thr His Glu Ile Phe Arg Met Glu Gln Leu Leu Thr Trp 225 230 235 240 Lys Gly Thr Cys Gly His Arg Asp Pro Gly Asn Lys Ala Gly Met Thr 245 250 255 Ser Leu Pro Gly Gly Pro Gln Ser Arg Val Arg Arg Glu Ala Arg Arg 260 265 270 Thr Arg Lys Tyr Leu Glu Leu Tyr Ile Val Ala Asp His Thr Leu Phe 275 280 285 Leu Thr Arg His Arg Asn Leu Asn His Thr Lys Gln Arg Leu Leu Glu 290 295 300 Val Ala Asn Tyr Val Asp Gln Leu Leu Arg Thr Leu Asp Ile Gln Val 305 310 315 320 Ala Leu Thr Gly Leu Glu Val Trp Thr Glu Arg Asp Arg Ser Arg Val 325 330 335 Thr Gln Asp Ala Asn Ala Thr Leu Trp Ala Phe Leu Gln Trp Arg Arg 340 345 350 Gly Leu Trp Ala Gln Arg Pro His Asp Ser Ala Gln Leu Leu Thr Gly 355 360 365 Arg Ala Phe Gln Gly Ala Thr Val Gly Leu Ala Pro Val Glu Gly Met 370 375 380 Cys Arg Ala Glu Ser Ser Gly Gly Val Ser Thr Asp His Ser Glu Leu 385 390 395 400 Pro Ile Gly Ala Ala Ala Thr Met Ala His Glu Ile Gly His Ser Leu 405 410 415 Gly Leu Ser His Asp Pro Asp Gly Cys Cys Val Glu Ala Ala Ala Glu 420 425 430 Ser Gly Gly Cys Val Met Ala Ala Ala Thr Gly Val Val Tyr Glu His 435 440 445 Pro Phe Pro Arg Val Phe Ser Ala Cys Ser Arg Arg Gln Leu Arg Ala 450 455 460 Phe Phe Arg Lys Gly Gly Gly Ala Cys Leu Ser Asn Ala Pro Asp Pro 465 470 475 480 Gly Leu Pro Val Pro Pro Ala Leu Cys Gly Asn Gly Phe Val Glu Ala 485 490 495 Gly Glu Glu Cys Asp Cys Gly Pro Gly Gln Glu Cys Arg Asp Leu Cys 500 505 510 Cys Phe Ala His Asn Cys Ser Leu Arg Pro Gly Ala Gln Cys Ala His 515 520 525 Gly Asp Cys Cys Val Arg Cys Leu Leu Lys Pro Ala Gly Ala Leu Cys 530 535 540 Arg Gln Ala Met Gly Asp Cys Asp Leu Pro Glu Phe Cys Thr Gly Thr 545 550 555 560 Ser Ser His Cys Pro Pro Asp Val Tyr Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser Pro Cys 565 570 575 Ala Arg Gly Ser Gly Tyr Cys Trp Asp Gly Ala Cys Pro Thr Leu Glu 580 585 590 Gln Gln Cys Gln Gln Leu Trp Gly Pro Gly Ser His Pro Ala Pro Glu 595 600 605 Ala Cys Phe Gln Val Val Asn Ser Ala Gly Asp Ala His Gly Asn Cys 610 615 620 Gly Gln Asp Ser Glu Gly His Phe Leu Pro Cys Ala Gly Arg Asp Ala 625 630 635 640 Leu Cys Gly Lys Leu Gln Cys Gln Gly Gly Lys Pro Ser Leu Leu Ala 645 650 655 Pro His Met Val Pro Val Asp Ser Thr Val His Leu Asp Gly Gln Glu 660 665 670 Val Thr Cys Arg Gly Ala Leu Ala Leu Pro Ser Ala Gln Leu Asp Leu 675 680 685 Leu Gly Leu Gly Leu Val Glu Pro Gly Thr Gln Cys Gly Pro Arg Met 690 695 700 Val Cys Gln Ser Arg Arg Cys Arg Lys Asn Ala Phe Gln Glu Leu Gln 705 710 715 720 Arg Cys Leu Thr Ala Cys His Ser His Gly Val Cys Asn Ser Asn His 725 730 735 Asn Cys His Cys Ala Pro Gly Trp Ala Pro Pro Phe Cys Asp Lys Pro 740 745 750 Gly Phe Gly Gly Ser Met Asp Ser Gly Pro Val Gln Ala Glu Asn His 755 760 765 Asp Thr Phe Leu Leu Ala Met Leu Leu Ser Ile Leu Leu Pro Leu Leu 770 775 780 Pro Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Trp Cys Cys Tyr Arg Leu Pro Gly Ala His 785 790 795 800 Leu Gln Arg Cys Ser Trp Gly Cys Arg Arg Asp Pro Ala Cys Ser Gly 805 810 815 Pro Lys Asp Gly Pro His Arg Asp His Pro Leu Gly Gly Val His Pro 820 825 830 Met Glu Leu Gly Pro Thr Ala Thr Gly Gln Pro Trp Pro Leu Asp Pro 835 840 845 Glu Asn Ser His Glu Pro Ser Ser His Pro Glu Lys Pro Leu Pro Ala 850 855 860 Val Ser Pro Asp Pro Gln Ala Asp Gln Val Gln Met Pro Arg Ser Cys 865 870 875 880 Leu Trp 59 978 PRT Homo sapiens 59 His Gly Asp Arg Gly Ser Gly Arg Arg Ala Arg Pro Ser Pro Phe Pro 1 5 10 15 Gln Arg Gly Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Ala Met Leu Leu Leu Gly Ile Leu 20 25 30 Thr Leu Ala Phe Ala Gly Arg Thr Ala Gly Gly Ser Glu Pro Glu Arg 35 40 45 Glu Val Val Val Pro Ile Arg Leu Asp Pro Asp Ile Asn Gly Arg Arg 50 55 60 Tyr Tyr Trp Arg Gly Pro Glu Asp Ser Gly Asp Gln Gly Leu Ile Phe 65 70 75 80 Gln Ile Thr Ala Phe Gln Glu Asp Phe Tyr Leu His Leu Thr Pro Asp 85 90 95 Ala Gln Phe Leu Ala Pro Ala Phe Ser Thr Glu His Leu Gly Val Pro 100 105 110 Leu Gln Gly Leu Thr Gly Gly Ser Ser Asp Leu Arg Arg Cys Phe Tyr 115 120 125 Ser Gly Asp Val Asn Ala Glu Pro Asp Ser Phe Ala Ala Val Ser Leu 130 135 140 Cys Gly Gly Leu Arg Gly Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Gly Ala Glu Tyr Val 145 150 155 160 Ile Ser Pro Leu Pro Asn Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Ala Gln Arg Asn Ser 165 170 175 Gln Gly Ala His Leu Leu Gln Arg Arg Gly Val Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser 180 185 190 Gly Asp Pro Thr Ser Arg Cys Gly Val Ala Ser Gly Trp Asn Pro Ala 195 200 205 Ile Leu Arg Ala Leu Asp Pro Tyr Lys Pro Arg Arg Ala Gly Phe Gly 210 215 220 Glu Ser Arg Ser Arg Arg Arg Ser Gly Arg Ala Lys Arg Phe Val Ser 225 230 235 240 Ile Pro Arg Tyr Val Glu Thr Leu Val Val Ala Asp Glu Ser Met Val 245 250 255 Lys Phe His Gly Ala Asp Leu Glu His Tyr Leu Leu Thr Leu Leu Ala 260 265 270 Thr Ala Ala Arg Leu Tyr Arg His Pro Ser Ile Leu Asn Pro Ile Asn 275 280 285 Ile Val Val Val Lys Val Leu Leu Leu Arg Asp Arg Asp Ser Gly Pro 290 295 300 Lys Val Thr Gly Asn Ala Ala Leu Thr Leu Arg Asn Phe Cys Ala Trp 305 310 315 320 Gln Lys Lys Leu Asn Lys Val Ser Asp Lys His Pro Glu Tyr Trp Asp 325 330 335 Thr Ala Ile Leu Phe Thr Arg Gln Asp Leu Cys Gly Ala Thr Thr Cys 340 345 350 Asp Thr Leu Gly Met Ala Asp Val Gly Thr Met Cys Asp Pro Lys Arg 355 360 365 Ser Cys Ser Val Ile Glu Asp Asp Gly Leu Pro Ser Ala Phe Thr Thr 370 375 380 Ala His Glu Leu Gly His Val Phe Asn Met Pro His Asp Asn Val Lys 385 390 395 400 Val Cys Glu Glu Val Phe Gly Lys Leu Arg Ala Asn His Met Met Ser 405 410 415 Pro Thr Leu Ile Gln Ile Asp Arg Ala Asn Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys Ser 420 425 430 Ala Ala Ile Ile Thr Asp Phe Leu Asp Ser Gly His Gly Asp Cys Leu 435 440 445 Leu Asp Gln Pro Ser Lys Pro Ile Ser Leu Pro Glu Asp Leu Pro Gly 450 455 460 Ala Ser Tyr Thr Leu Ser Gln Gln Cys Glu Leu Ala Phe Gly Val Gly 465 470 475 480 Ser Lys Pro Cys Pro Tyr Met Gln Tyr Cys Thr Lys Leu Trp Cys Thr 485 490 495 Gly Lys Ala Lys Gly Gln Met Val Cys Gln Thr Arg His Phe Pro Trp 500 505 510 Ala Asp Gly Thr Ser Cys Gly Glu Gly Lys Leu Cys Leu Lys Gly Ala 515 520 525 Cys Val Glu Arg His Asn Leu Asn Lys His Arg Val Asp Gly Ser Trp 530 535 540 Ala Lys Trp Asp Pro Tyr Gly Pro Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly 545 550 555 560 Val Gln Leu Ala Arg Arg Gln Cys Thr Asn Pro Thr Pro Ala Asn Gly 565 570 575 Gly Lys Tyr Cys Glu Gly Val Arg Val Lys Tyr Arg Ser Cys Asn Leu 580 585 590 Glu Pro Cys Pro Ser Ser Ala Ser Gly Lys Ser Phe Arg Glu Glu Gln 595 600 605 Cys Glu Ala Phe Asn Gly Tyr Asn His Ser Thr Asn Arg Leu Thr Leu 610 615 620 Ala Val Ala Trp Val Pro Lys Tyr Ser Gly Val Ser Pro Arg Asp Lys 625 630 635 640 Cys Lys Leu Ile Cys Arg Ala Asn Gly Thr Gly Tyr Phe Tyr Val Leu 645 650 655 Ala Pro Lys Val Val Val Asp Gly Thr Leu Cys Ser Pro Asp Ser Thr 660 665 670 Ser Val Cys Val Gln Gly Lys Cys Ile Lys Ala Gly Cys Asp Gly Asn 675 680 685 Leu Gly Ser Lys Lys Arg Phe Asp Lys Cys Gly Val Cys Gly Gly Asp 690 695 700 Asn Lys Ser Cys Lys Lys Val Thr Gly Leu Phe Thr Lys Pro Met His 705 710 715 720 Gly Tyr Asn Phe Val Val Ala Ile Pro Ala Gly Ala Ser Ser Ile Asp 725 730 735 Ile Arg Gln Arg Gly Tyr Lys Gly Leu Ile Gly Asp Asp Asn Tyr Leu 740 745 750 Ala Leu Lys Asn Ser Gln Gly Lys Tyr Leu Leu Asn Gly His Phe Val 755 760 765 Val Ser Ala Val Glu Arg Asp Leu Val Val Lys Gly Ser Leu Leu Arg 770 775 780 Tyr Ser Gly Thr Gly Thr Ala Val Glu Ser Leu Gln Ala Ser Arg Pro 785 790 795 800 Ile Leu Glu Pro Leu Thr Val Glu Val Leu Ser Val Gly Lys Met Thr 805 810 815 Pro Pro Arg Val Arg Tyr Ser Phe Tyr Leu Pro Lys Glu Pro Arg Glu 820 825 830 Asp Lys Ser Ser His Pro Pro His Pro Arg Gly Gly Gly Pro Ser Val 835 840 845 Leu His Asn Ser Val Leu Ser Leu Ser Asn Gln Val Glu Gln Pro Asp 850 855 860 Asp Arg Pro Pro Ala Arg Trp Val Ala Gly Ser Trp Gly Pro Cys Ser 865 870 875 880 Ala Ser Cys Gly Ser Gly Leu Gln Lys Arg Ala Val Asp Cys Arg Gly 885 890 895 Ser Ala Gly Gln Arg Thr Val Pro Ala Cys Asp Ala Ala His Arg Pro 900 905 910 Val Glu Thr Gln Ala Cys Gly Glu Pro Cys Pro Thr Trp Glu Leu Ser 915 920 925 Ala Trp Ser Pro Cys Ser Lys Ser Cys Gly Arg Gly Phe Gln Arg Arg 930 935 940 Ser Leu Lys Cys Val Gly His Gly Gly Arg Leu Leu Ala Arg Asp Gln 945 950 955 960 Cys Asn Leu His Arg Lys Pro Gln Glu Leu Asp Phe Cys Val Leu Arg 965 970 975 Pro Cys 60 1094 PRT Homo sapiens 60 Ala Pro Asp Ser His Leu Leu Leu Leu Pro Pro Leu Pro Ala Gly Val 1 5 10 15 Pro Val Glu Trp Asp Arg Phe Arg Ala Ala Val Arg Pro Arg Pro Arg 20 25 30 Gly Val Gly Ser Arg Val Ser Cys Ala Leu Ala Pro Gly Ala Gly Gly 35 40 45 Pro Gly Trp Arg Gln Arg Gly Gln Arg Gly Pro Gly Leu Gly Ala Arg 50 55 60 Arg Trp Gly Arg Arg Lys Arg Pro Gly Ala Gly Cys Arg Gln Leu Thr 65 70 75 80 Arg Gly Ala Leu Leu Trp Leu Arg Cys Leu Trp Arg Ser Pro Trp Arg 85 90 95 Ala Asp Gln Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly Pro Arg Arg Arg Arg Arg Val Arg 100 105 110 Arg Thr Arg Ser Phe Glu Ser Gln Glu Leu Pro Arg Gly Ser Ser Gly 115 120 125 Ala Ala Ala Leu Ser Pro Gly Ala Pro Ala Ser Trp Gln Pro Pro Pro 130 135 140 Pro Pro Gln Pro Pro Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro Ala Gln His Ala Glu Pro 145 150 155 160 Asp Gly Asp Glu Val Leu Leu Arg Ile Pro Ala Phe Ser Arg Asp Leu 165 170 175 Tyr Leu Leu Leu Arg Arg Asp Gly Arg Phe Leu Ala Pro Arg Phe Ala 180 185 190 Val Glu Gln Arg Pro Asn Pro Gly Pro Gly Pro Thr Gly Ala Ala Ser 195 200 205 Ala Pro Gln Pro Pro Ala Pro Pro Asp Ala Gly Cys Phe Tyr Thr Gly 210 215 220 Ala Val Leu Arg His Pro Gly Ser Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Thr Cys Gly 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Leu Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Gln His Lys Ser Leu Gly Val Gln 245 250 255 Val Asn Leu Arg Val Ile Lys Leu Ile Leu Leu His Glu Thr Pro Pro 260 265 270 Glu Leu Tyr Ile Gly His His Gly Glu Lys Met Leu Glu Ser Phe Cys 275 280 285 Lys Trp Gln His Glu Glu Phe Gly Lys Lys Asn Asp Ile His Leu Glu 290 295 300 Met Ser Thr Asn Trp Gly Glu Asp Met Thr Ser Val Asp Ala Ala Ile 305 310 315 320 Leu Ile Thr Arg Lys Asp Phe Cys Val His Lys Asp Glu Pro Cys Asp 325 330 335 Thr Val Gly Ile Ala Tyr Leu Ser Gly Met Cys Ser Glu Lys Arg Lys 340 345 350 Cys Ile Ile Ala Glu Asp Asn Gly Leu Asn Leu Ala Phe Thr Ile Ala 355 360 365 His Glu Met Gly His Asn Met Gly Ile Asn His Asp Asn Asp His Pro 370 375 380 Ser Cys Ala Asp Gly Leu His Ile Met Ser Gly Glu Trp Ile Lys Gly 385 390 395 400 Gln Asn Leu Gly Asp Val Ser Trp Ser Arg Cys Ser Lys Glu Asp Leu 405 410 415 Glu Arg Phe Leu Arg Ser Lys Ala Ser Asn Cys Leu Leu Gln Thr Asn 420 425 430 Pro Gln Ser Val Asn Ser Val Met Val Pro Ser Lys Leu Pro Gly Met 435 440 445 Thr Tyr Thr Ala Asp Glu Gln Cys Gln Ile Leu Phe Gly Pro Leu Ala 450 455 460 Ser Phe Cys Gln Glu Met Gln His Val Ile Cys Thr Gly Leu Trp Cys 465 470 475 480 Lys Val Glu Gly Glu Lys Glu Cys Arg Thr Lys Leu Asp Pro Pro Met 485 490 495 Asp Gly Thr Asp Cys Asp Leu Gly Lys Trp Cys Lys Ala Gly Glu Cys 500 505 510 Thr Ser Arg Thr Ser Ala Pro Glu His Leu Ala Gly Glu Trp Ser Leu 515 520 525 Trp Ser Pro Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Ser Ala Gly Ile Ser Ser Arg Glu 530 535 540 Arg Lys Cys Pro Gly Leu Asp Ser Glu Ala Arg Asp Cys Asn Gly Pro 545 550 555 560 Arg Lys Gln Tyr Arg Ile Cys Glu Asn Pro Pro Cys Pro Ala Gly Leu 565 570 575 Pro Gly Phe Arg Asp Trp Gln Cys Gln Ala Tyr Ser Val Arg Thr Ser 580 585 590 Pro Pro Lys His Ile Leu Gln Trp Gln Ala Val Leu Asp Glu Glu Lys 595 600 605 Pro Cys Ala Leu Phe Cys Ser Pro Val Gly Lys Glu Gln Pro Ile Leu 610 615 620 Leu Ser Glu Lys Val Met Asp Gly Thr Ser Cys Gly Tyr Gln Gly Leu 625 630 635 640 Asp Ile Cys Ala Asn Gly Arg Cys Gln Lys Val Gly Cys Asp Gly Leu 645 650 655 Leu Gly Ser Leu Ala Arg Glu Asp His Cys Gly Val Cys Asn Gly Asn 660 665 670 Gly Lys Ser Cys Lys Ile Ile Lys Gly Asp Phe Asn His Thr Arg Gly 675 680 685 Ala Gly Tyr Val Glu Val Leu Val Ile Pro Ala Gly Ala Arg Arg Ile 690 695 700 Lys Val Val Glu Glu Lys Pro Ala His Ser Tyr Leu Ala Leu Arg Asp 705 710 715 720 Ala Gly Lys Gln Ser Ile Asn Ser Asp Trp Lys Ile Glu His Ser Gly 725 730 735 Ala Phe Asn Leu Ala Gly Thr Thr Val His Tyr Val Arg Arg Gly Leu 740 745 750 Trp Glu Lys Ile Ser Ala Lys Gly Pro Thr Thr Ala Pro Leu His Leu 755 760 765 Leu Val Leu Leu Phe Gln Asp Gln Asn Tyr Gly Leu His Tyr Glu Tyr 770 775 780 Thr Ile Pro Ser Asp Pro Leu Pro Glu Asn Gln Ser Ser Lys Ala Pro 785 790 795 800 Glu Pro Leu Phe Met Trp Thr His Thr Ser Trp Glu Asp Cys Asp Ala 805 810 815 Thr Cys Gly Gly Gly Glu Arg Lys Thr Thr Val Ser Cys Thr Lys Ile 820 825 830 Met Ser Lys Asn Ile Ser Ile Val Asp Asn Glu Lys Cys Lys Tyr Leu 835 840 845 Thr Lys Pro Glu Pro Gln Ile Arg Lys Cys Asn Glu Gln Pro Cys Gln 850 855 860 Thr Arg Trp Met Met Thr Glu Trp Thr Pro Cys Ser Arg Thr Cys Gly 865 870 875 880 Lys Gly Met Gln Ser Arg Gln Val Ala Cys Thr Gln Gln Leu Ser Asn 885 890 895 Gly Thr Leu Ile Arg Ala Arg Glu Arg Asp Cys Ile Gly Pro Lys Pro 900 905 910 Ala Ser Ala Gln Arg Cys Glu Gly Gln Asp Cys Met Thr Val Trp Glu 915 920 925 Ala Gly Val Trp Ser Glu Cys Ser Val Lys Cys Gly Lys Gly Ile Arg 930 935 940 His Arg Thr Val Arg Cys Thr Asn Pro Arg Lys Lys Cys Val Leu Ser 945 950 955 960 Thr Arg Pro Arg Glu Ala Glu Asp Cys Glu Asp Tyr Ser Lys Cys Tyr 965 970 975 Val Trp Arg Met Gly Asp Trp Ser Lys Cys Ser Ile Thr Cys Gly Lys 980 985 990 Gly Met Gln Ser Arg Val Ile Gln Cys Met His Lys Ile Thr Gly Arg 995 1000 1005 His Gly Asn Glu Cys Phe Ser Ser Glu Lys Pro Ala Ala Tyr Arg Pro 1010 1015 1020 Cys His Leu Gln Pro Cys Asn Glu Lys Ile Asn Val Asn Thr Ile Thr 1025 1030 1035 1040 Ser Pro Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Thr Phe Lys Cys Leu Gly Asp Gln Trp 1045 1050 1055 Pro Val Tyr Cys Arg Val Ile Arg Glu Lys Asn Leu Cys Gln Asp Met 1060 1065 1070 Arg Trp Tyr Gln Arg Cys Cys Glu Thr Cys Arg Asp Phe Tyr Ala Gln 1075 1080 1085 Lys Leu Gln Gln Lys Ser 1090 61 125 PRT Homo sapiens MOD_RES (80) Any amino acid 61 Tyr Asp Tyr Trp Gly Ser Asp Ser Met Ile Val Thr Asn Lys Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Glu Ile Val Gly Leu Ala Asn Ser Met Phe Thr Gln Phe Lys Val Thr 20 25 30 Ile Val Leu Ser Ser Leu Glu Leu Trp Ser Asp Glu Asn Lys Ile Ser 35 40 45 Thr Val Gly Glu Ala Asp Glu Leu Leu Gln Lys Phe Leu Glu Trp Lys 50 55 60 Gln Ser Tyr Leu Asn Leu Arg Pro His Asp Ile Ala Tyr Leu Leu Xaa 65 70 75 80 Tyr Pro Lys Glu Ile Thr Leu Glu Ala Phe Ala Val Ile Val Thr Gln 85 90 95 Met Leu Ala Leu Ser Leu Gly Ile Ser Tyr Asp Asp Pro Lys Lys Cys 100 105 110 Gln Cys Ser Glu Ser Thr Cys Ile Met Asn Pro Glu Val 115 120 125 62 569 PRT Homo sapiens 62 Met Leu Ala Ala Ser Ile Phe Arg Pro Thr Leu Leu Leu Cys Trp Leu 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Pro Trp Pro Thr Gln Pro Glu Ser Leu Phe His Ser Arg Asp 20 25 30 Arg Ser Asp Leu Glu Pro Ser Pro Leu Arg Gln Ala Lys Pro Ile Ala 35 40 45 Asp Leu His Ala Ala Gln Arg Phe Leu Ser Arg Tyr Gly Trp Ser Gly 50 55 60 Val Trp Ala Ala Trp Gly Pro Ser Pro Glu Gly Pro Pro Glu Thr Pro 65 70 75 80 Lys Gly Ala Ala Leu Ala Glu Ala Val Arg Arg Phe Gln Arg Ala Asn 85 90 95 Ala Leu Pro Ala Ser Gly Glu Leu Asp Ala Ala Thr Leu Ala Ala Met 100 105 110 Asn Arg Pro Arg Cys Gly Val Pro Asp Met Arg Pro Pro Pro Pro Ser 115 120 125 Ala Pro Pro Ser Pro Pro Gly Pro Pro Pro Arg Ala Arg Ser Arg Arg 130 135 140 Ser Pro Arg Ala Pro Leu Ser Leu Ser Arg Arg Gly Trp Gln Pro Arg 145 150 155 160 Gly Tyr Pro Asp Gly Gly Ala Ala Gln Ala Phe Ser Lys Arg Thr Leu 165 170 175 Ser Trp Arg Leu Leu Gly Glu Ala Leu Ser Ser Gln Leu Ser Ala Ala 180 185 190 Asp Gln Arg Arg Ile Val Ala Leu Ala Phe Arg Met Trp Ser Glu Val 195 200 205 Thr Pro Leu Asp Phe Arg Glu Asp Leu Ala Ala Pro Gly Ala Ala Val 210 215 220 Asp Ile Lys Leu Gly Phe Gly Arg Arg Arg His Leu Gly Cys Pro Arg 225 230 235 240 Ala Phe Asp Gly Ser Gly Gln Glu Phe Ala His Ala Trp Arg Leu Gly 245 250 255 Asp Ile His Phe Asp Asp Asp Glu His Phe Thr Pro Pro Thr Ser Asp 260 265 270 Thr Gly Ile Ser Leu Leu Lys Val Ala Val His Glu Ile Gly His Val 275 280 285 Leu Gly Leu Pro His Thr Tyr Arg Thr Gly Ser Ile Met Gln Pro Asn 290 295 300 Tyr Ile Pro Gln Glu Pro Ala Phe Glu Leu Asp Trp Ser Asp Arg Lys 305 310 315 320 Ala Ile Gln Lys Leu Tyr Gly Ser Cys Glu Gly Ser Phe Asp Thr Ala 325 330 335 Phe Asp Trp Ile Arg Lys Glu Arg Asn Gln Tyr Gly Glu Val Met Val 340 345 350 Arg Phe Ser Thr Tyr Phe Phe Arg Asn Ser Trp Tyr Trp Leu Tyr Glu 355 360 365 Asn Arg Asn Asn Arg Thr Arg Tyr Gly Asp Pro Ile Gln Ile Leu Thr 370 375 380 Gly Trp Pro Gly Ile Pro Thr His Asn Ile Asp Ala Phe Val His Ile 385 390 395 400 Trp Thr Trp Lys Arg Asp Glu Arg Tyr Phe Phe Gln Gly Asn Gln Tyr 405 410 415 Trp Arg Tyr Asp Ser Asp Lys Asp Gln Ala Leu Thr Glu Asp Glu Gln 420 425 430 Gly Lys Ser Tyr Pro Lys Leu Ile Ser Glu Gly Phe Pro Gly Ile Pro 435 440 445 Ser Pro Leu Asp Thr Ala Phe Tyr Asp Arg Arg Gln Lys Leu Ile Tyr 450 455 460 Phe Phe Lys Glu Ser Leu Val Phe Ala Phe Asp Val Asn Arg Asn Arg 465 470 475 480 Val Leu Asn Ser Tyr Pro Lys Arg Ile Thr Glu Val Phe Pro Ala Val 485 490 495 Ile Pro Gln Asn His Pro Phe Arg Asn Ile Asp Ser Ala Tyr Tyr Ser 500 505 510 Tyr Ala Tyr Asn Ser Ile Phe Phe Phe Lys Gly Asn Ala Tyr Trp Lys 515 520 525 Val Val Asn Asp Lys Asp Lys Gln Gln Asn Ser Trp Leu Pro Ala Asn 530 535 540 Gly Leu Phe Pro Lys Lys Phe Ile Ser Glu Lys Trp Phe Asp Val Cys 545 550 555 560 Asp Val His Ile Ser Thr Leu Asn Met 565 63 743 PRT Homo sapiens 63 Met Val Glu Ser Ala Gly Arg Ala Gly Gln Lys Arg Pro Gly Phe Leu 1 5 10 15 Glu Gly Gly Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Leu Val Thr Ala Ala Leu Val 20 25 30 Ala Leu Gly Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Arg Arg Gly Ile Pro Glu Ala Gln 35 40 45 Glu Val Ser Glu Val Cys Thr Thr Pro Gly Cys Val Ile Ala Ala Ala 50 55 60 Arg Ile Leu Gln Asn Met Asp Pro Thr Thr Glu Pro Cys Asp Asp Phe 65 70 75 80 Tyr Gln Phe Ala Cys Gly Gly Trp Leu Arg Arg His Val Ile Pro Glu 85 90 95 Thr Asn Ser Arg Tyr Ser Ile Phe Asp Val Leu Arg Asp Glu Leu Glu 100 105 110 Val Ile Leu Lys Ala Val Leu Glu Asn Ser Thr Ala Lys Asp Arg Pro 115 120 125 Ala Val Glu Lys Ala Arg Thr Leu Tyr Arg Ser Cys Met Asn Gln Ser 130 135 140 Val Ile Glu Lys Arg Gly Ser Gln Pro Leu Leu Asp Ile Leu Glu Val 145 150 155 160 Val Gly Gly Trp Pro Val Ala Met Asp Arg Trp Asn Glu Thr Val Gly 165 170 175 Leu Glu Trp Glu Leu Glu Arg Gln Leu Ala Leu Met Asn Ser Gln Phe 180 185 190 Asn Arg Arg Val Leu Ile Asp Leu Phe Ile Trp Asn Asp Asp Gln Asn 195 200 205 Ser Ser Arg His Ile Ile Tyr Ile Asp Gln Pro Thr Leu Gly Met Pro 210 215 220 Ser Arg Glu Tyr Tyr Phe Asn Gly Gly Ser Asn Arg Lys Val Arg Glu 225 230 235 240 Ala Tyr Leu Gln Phe Met Val Ser Val Ala Thr Leu Leu Arg Glu Asp 245 250 255 Ala Asn Leu Pro Arg Asp Ser Cys Leu Val Gln Glu Asp Met Val Gln 260 265 270 Val Leu Glu Leu Glu Thr Gln Leu Ala Lys Ala Thr Val Pro Gln Glu 275 280 285 Glu Arg His Asp Val Ile Ala Leu Tyr His Arg Met Gly Leu Glu Glu 290 295 300 Leu Gln Ser Gln Phe Gly Leu Lys Gly Phe Asn Trp Thr Leu Phe Ile 305 310 315 320 Gln Thr Val Leu Ser Ser Val Lys Ile Lys Leu Leu Pro Asp Glu Glu 325 330 335 Val Val Val Tyr Gly Ile Pro Tyr Leu Gln Asn Leu Glu Asn Ile Ile 340 345 350 Asp Thr Tyr Ser Ala Arg Thr Ile Gln Asn Tyr Leu Val Trp Arg Leu 355 360 365 Val Leu Asp Arg Ile Gly Ser Leu Ser Gln Arg Phe Lys Asp Thr Arg 370 375 380 Val Asn Tyr Arg Lys Ala Leu Phe Gly Thr Met Val Glu Glu Val Arg 385 390 395 400 Trp Arg Glu Cys Val Gly Tyr Val Asn Ser Asn Met Glu Asn Ala Val 405 410 415 Gly Ser Leu Tyr Val Arg Glu Ala Phe Pro Gly Asp Ser Lys Ser Met 420 425 430 Val Glu Leu Ile Asp Lys Val Arg Thr Val Phe Val Glu Thr Leu Asp 435 440 445 Glu Leu Gly Trp Met Asp Glu Glu Ser Lys Lys Lys Ala Gln Glu Lys 450 455 460 Ala Met Ser Ile Arg Glu Gln Ile Gly His Pro Asp Tyr Ile Leu Glu 465 470 475 480 Glu Met Asn Arg Arg Leu Asp Glu Glu Tyr Ser Asn Val Asn Phe Ser 485 490 495 Glu Asp Leu Tyr Phe Glu Asn Ser Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Val Gly Ala 500 505 510 Gln Arg Ser Leu Arg Lys Leu Arg Glu Lys Val Asp Pro Asn Leu Ile 515 520 525 Ile Gly Ala Ala Val Val Asn Ala Phe Tyr Ser Pro Asn Arg Asn Gln 530 535 540 Ile Val Phe Pro Ala Gly Ile Leu Gln Pro Pro Phe Phe Ser Lys Glu 545 550 555 560 Gln Pro Gln Ala Leu Asn Phe Gly Gly Ile Gly Met Val Ile Gly His 565 570 575 Glu Ile Thr His Gly Phe Asp Asp Asn Gly Gly Arg Asn Phe Asp Lys 580 585 590 Asn Gly Asn Met Met Asp Trp Trp Ser Asn Phe Ser Thr Gln His Phe 595 600 605 Arg Glu Gln Ser Glu Cys Met Ile Tyr Gln Tyr Gly Asn Tyr Ser Trp 610 615 620 Asp Leu Ala Asp Glu Gln Asn Val Asn Gly Phe Asn Thr Leu Gly Glu 625 630 635 640 Asn Ile Ala Asp Asn Gly Gly Val Arg Gln Ala Tyr Lys Ala Tyr Leu 645 650 655 Lys Trp Met Ala Glu Gly Gly Lys Asp Gln Gln Leu Pro Gly Leu Asp 660 665 670 Leu Thr His Glu Gln Leu Phe Phe Ile Asn Tyr Ala Gln Val Trp Cys 675 680 685 Gly Ser Tyr Arg Pro Glu Phe Ala Ile Gln Ser Ile Lys Thr Asp Val 690 695 700 His Ser Pro Leu Lys Tyr Arg Val Leu Gly Ser Leu Gln Asn Leu Ala 705 710 715 720 Ala Phe Ala Asp Thr Phe His Cys Ala Arg Gly Thr Pro Met His Pro 725 730 735 Lys Glu Arg Cys Arg Val Trp 740 64 909 PRT Homo sapiens 64 Met Arg Leu Lys Leu Lys Gly Ser His Leu Ser Ala Glu Val Lys Ala 1 5 10 15 Lys Tyr Ser Gln Arg Glu Gly Ile Ala Val Asn Cys Cys Asp Val Cys 20 25 30 Asp Val His Leu Lys Ser Leu Cys Glu Cys Asn Tyr Thr Gly Trp His 35 40 45 Thr Leu Met Ser Ala Leu Asp Pro His Lys Pro Leu Ala Trp Ala Leu 50 55 60 Arg Pro Phe Ser Pro Phe Leu Leu Thr Ser Ser Pro Ala Leu Glu Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Gly Ser Pro Ser Gln Ser Pro Pro Trp Gln Ile Val Asn Arg Leu 85 90 95 Gly His Ala Ser Ser Pro Val Glu Ser Gly Ser Glu Ala Gly Thr Thr 100 105 110 Glu Ala Ser Pro Thr Leu Gly Cys Val Gln Glu Arg Gly Thr Lys Gly 115 120 125 Phe Arg Leu Glu Glu Gly Ala Gly Ala Glu Ser Ser Ala Cys Lys Cys 130 135 140 Val Gly Glu Ser Val Asp Ile His His Phe Thr Pro Asp Glu Gly Lys 145 150 155 160 Arg Arg Gln Ala Met Asn Leu Arg Gly Val Glu Arg His Leu Leu Glu 165 170 175 Pro Ala Val Ala Ala Ala Ser Ser Gln Gly Arg Gln Val Leu Gly Arg 180 185 190 Ser Thr His Ser Lys Met Gly Arg Ala Gly Pro Arg Arg Leu Leu Tyr 195 200 205 Leu His Lys Trp Ala Leu Val Arg Leu Pro His Trp Asp Arg Arg Ala 210 215 220 Gly Arg Ser Pro Asp Ser Gly Gly Phe Phe Phe Met Asn Ser Leu Arg 225 230 235 240 Ala Ile Ser Gln Ser Ser Thr Arg Gly Ser Phe Leu Ala Gly Val Arg 245 250 255 Pro Pro Val Ser Ser Ile Leu Thr Gly Gly Asn His Leu Cys Gly Thr 260 265 270 Arg Leu Cys His Glu Ile Ala His Ala Trp Phe Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly 275 280 285 Ala Arg Asp Trp Thr Glu Glu Trp Leu Ser Glu Gly Phe Ala Thr His 290 295 300 Leu Glu Asp Val Phe Trp Ala Thr Ala Gln Gln Leu Gly Leu Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 His Thr Leu Ala Val Asp Pro Ala Val Cys Thr Ser Val Ser Pro Ala 325 330 335 Thr Trp Ser Pro Val Arg Arg Gly His Met Ile Asp Thr Glu Lys Ala 340 345 350 Leu Gly Ser Glu Ser Asp Arg Leu Pro Val Leu Ala Leu Pro Phe Val 355 360 365 Gly Ser Val Ser Ile Asp Ser Ser Thr Lys Phe Glu Thr Phe Pro Glu 370 375 380 Gln Val Arg Gln Ala Asp Leu Ser Leu Gln Val Arg Asp Trp Ala Val 385 390 395 400 Ala Gly Pro Gly Glu Cys Leu Pro Gln Thr Val Gln Gly Val Gly Glu 405 410 415 Cys Pro Val Gly Gln Gly Trp Pro Arg Ala Ala Phe Ser Leu Arg Ser 420 425 430 His Met Ala Phe Pro Leu Cys Met Gln Arg Glu Arg Arg Asp Ala Met 435 440 445 Leu Pro Arg Gly Asp Ala Gly Val Lys Lys Leu Leu Gln Asp Leu Gln 450 455 460 Gln Glu Gly Gly Met Ile Cys Ser Val Phe Gly Arg Cys Cys Ser Ala 465 470 475 480 Ala Val Trp Arg Ala Pro Gln Ala Ala Asp Gly Lys Pro Gly Glu Arg 485 490 495 Leu Gln Pro Cys Ser Ser Pro Cys Lys Arg Pro Trp Ser Ala Cys Asp 500 505 510 Arg Cys Lys Thr Gln Thr Tyr Leu Lys Cys Val Leu Ala Val Glu Arg 515 520 525 Ala Gly Leu Trp Leu Ile Glu Cys Gly Glu Glu Glu Asn Glu Cys Ile 530 535 540 Gln Asn Asp Phe Glu Val Phe Glu Leu Asp Ser Trp Val Asp Gly Asp 545 550 555 560 Pro Ile Cys Val Met Ile Phe Ser Ser Tyr Ser Leu Asp Pro Gln Phe 565 570 575 Ser Leu Arg Leu Leu Phe Leu Thr Val Asp Ala Val Ser Gln Pro Asp 580 585 590 Glu Gly Ala Gly Leu His Gly Ala Tyr Val Gln Asp His Met Ala Val 595 600 605 Glu Arg Leu Gly Ser Lys Pro Ser Pro Ser Gly His Ala Pro Ser Pro 610 615 620 Ala Gly Leu Thr Cys Ala Ser Gly Ala Gln Met Gly Thr Val Gly Gln 625 630 635 640 Ser Leu His Lys Gly Gln Ile Ser Leu Pro Pro Leu Leu Gln Gly Leu 645 650 655 Asp Leu Ser Ser Gly Gly Pro Ile Arg Asn Gln Ile Ile Met Tyr Gln 660 665 670 Ile Ser Leu Pro Pro Ala His Ser Leu Asn Ile His Ile Ala Ser Val 675 680 685 Val Val Val Glu Lys Glu Gly Val Gly Lys Gly Lys Gly Thr Ser Ile 690 695 700 Ser Val Val Ala Phe Gly Ala Lys Pro Ser Lys Asp Lys Thr Gly His 705 710 715 720 Thr Ser Asp Ser Gly Ala Ser Val Ile Lys His Gly Leu Asn Pro Glu 725 730 735 Lys Ile Phe Met Gln Val His Tyr Leu Lys Gly Tyr Phe Leu Leu Arg 740 745 750 Phe Leu Ala Lys Arg Leu Gly Asp Glu Thr Tyr Phe Ser Phe Leu Arg 755 760 765 Lys Phe Val His Thr Phe His Gly Gln Leu Ile Leu Ser Gln Pro Ser 770 775 780 Thr Glu Pro Leu Pro Ser Ser His Pro Ala Asn Val Cys His Ile Glu 785 790 795 800 Asn Val Ala Cys Phe Ser Val Phe Ser Gly Glu Asp Phe Gly Pro His 805 810 815 Leu Ile Thr Phe Gln Gly Ser Thr Pro Gln Pro Pro Leu His Ala Thr 820 825 830 Pro Arg Glu Ala Ser Glu Ala Ala Met Pro Asp Val Cys Asp Glu Tyr 835 840 845 Ala Leu Ser Ser Arg Asn Trp Leu Ser Gln Pro Asn Ser Ser Phe Gln 850 855 860 Ser Thr Glu Ser Thr His Asp Ala Val Pro Gly Ser Leu Asp Phe Ile 865 870 875 880 Val His Val Ala Val Gly Glu Glu Glu Arg Ser His Val Thr Gly Leu 885 890 895 Pro Ser Thr Leu Gln Pro Arg Gly Ala Leu Pro Phe Leu 900 905 65 990 PRT Homo sapiens 65 Met Gly Pro Pro Ser Ser Ser Gly Phe Tyr Val Ser Arg Ala Val Ala 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Leu Ala Gly Leu Val Ala Ala Leu Leu Leu Ala Leu Ala Val 20 25 30 Leu Ala Ala Leu Tyr Gly His Cys Glu Arg Val Pro Pro Ser Glu Leu 35 40 45 Pro Gly Leu Arg Asp Ser Glu Ala Glu Ser Ser Pro Pro Leu Arg Gln 50 55 60 Lys Pro Thr Pro Thr Pro Lys Pro Ser Ser Ala Arg Glu Leu Ala Val 65 70 75 80 Thr Thr Thr Pro Ser Asn Trp Arg Pro Pro Gly Pro Trp Asp Gln Leu 85 90 95 Arg Leu Pro Pro Trp Leu Val Pro Leu His Tyr Asp Leu Glu Leu Trp 100 105 110 Pro Gln Leu Arg Pro Asp Glu Leu Pro Ala Gly Ser Leu Pro Phe Thr 115 120 125 Gly Arg Val Asn Ile Thr Val Arg Cys Thr Val Ala Thr Ser Arg Leu 130 135 140 Leu Leu His Ser Leu Phe Gln Asp Cys Glu Arg Ala Glu Val Arg Gly 145 150 155 160 Pro Leu Ser Pro Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Thr Val Gly Arg Val Pro Val 165 170 175 Asp Asp Val Trp Phe Ala Leu Asp Thr Glu Tyr Met Val Leu Glu Leu 180 185 190 Ser Glu Pro Leu Lys Pro Gly Ser Ser Tyr Glu Leu Gln Leu Ser Phe 195 200 205 Ser Gly Leu Val Lys Glu Asp Leu Arg Glu Gly Leu Phe Leu Asn Val 210 215 220 Tyr Thr Asp Gln Gly Glu Arg Arg Ala Leu Leu Ala Ser Gln Leu Glu 225 230 235 240 Pro Thr Phe Ala Arg Tyr Val Phe Pro Cys Phe Asp Glu Pro Ala Leu 245 250 255 Lys Ala Thr Phe Asn Ile Thr Met Ile His His Pro Ser Tyr Val Ala 260 265 270 Leu Ser Asn Met Pro Lys Leu Gly Gln Ser Glu Lys Glu Asp Val Asn 275 280 285 Gly Ser Lys Trp Thr Val Thr Thr Phe Ser Thr Thr Pro His Met Pro 290 295 300 Thr Tyr Leu Val Ala Phe Val Ile Cys Asp Tyr Asp His Val Asn Arg 305 310 315 320 Thr Glu Arg Gly Lys Glu Ile Arg Ile Trp Ala Arg Lys Asp Ala Ile 325 330 335 Ala Asn Gly Ser Ala Asp Phe Ala Leu Asn Ile Thr Gly Pro Ile Phe 340 345 350 Ser Phe Leu Glu Asp Leu Phe Asn Ile Ser Tyr Ser Leu Pro Lys Thr 355 360 365 Asp Ile Ile Ala Leu Pro Ser Phe Asp Asn His Ala Met Glu Asn Trp 370 375 380 Gly Leu Met Ile Phe Asp Glu Ser Gly Leu Leu Leu Glu Pro Lys Asp 385 390 395 400 Gln Leu Thr Glu Lys Lys Thr Leu Ile Ser Tyr Val Val Ser His Glu 405 410 415 Ile Gly His Gln Trp Phe Gly Asn Leu Val Thr Met Asn Trp Trp Asn 420 425 430 Asn Ile Trp Leu Asn Glu Gly Phe Ala Ser Tyr Phe Glu Phe Glu Val 435 440 445 Ile Asn Tyr Phe Asn Pro Lys Leu Pro Arg Asn Glu Ile Phe Phe Ser 450 455 460 Asn Ile Leu His Asn Ile Leu Arg Glu Asp His Ala Leu Val Thr Arg 465 470 475 480 Ala Val Ala Met Lys Val Glu Asn Phe Lys Thr Ser Glu Ile Gln Glu 485 490 495 Leu Phe Asp Ile Phe Thr Tyr Ser Lys Gly Ala Ser Met Ala Arg Met 500 505 510 Leu Ser Cys Phe Leu Asn Glu His Leu Phe Val Ser Ala Leu Lys Ser 515 520 525 Tyr Leu Lys Thr Phe Ser Tyr Ser Asn Ala Glu Gln Asp Asp Leu Trp 530 535 540 Arg His Phe Gln Met Ala Ile Asp Asp Gln Ser Thr Val Ile Leu Pro 545 550 555 560 Ala Thr Ile Lys Asn Ile Met Asp Ser Trp Thr His Gln Ser Gly Phe 565 570 575 Pro Val Ile Thr Leu Asn Val Ser Thr Gly Val Met Lys Gln Glu Pro 580 585 590 Phe Tyr Leu Glu Asn Ile Lys Asn Arg Thr Leu Leu Thr Ser Asn Asp 595 600 605 Thr Trp Ile Val Pro Ile Leu Trp Ile Lys Asn Gly Thr Thr Gln Pro 610 615 620 Leu Val Trp Leu Asp Gln Ser Ser Lys Val Phe Pro Glu Met Gln Val 625 630 635 640 Ser Asp Ser Asp His Asp Trp Val Ile Leu Asn Leu Asn Met Thr Gly 645 650 655 Tyr Tyr Arg Val Asn Tyr Asp Lys Leu Gly Trp Lys Lys Leu Asn Gln 660 665 670 Gln Leu Glu Lys Asp Pro Lys Ala Ile Pro Val Ile His Arg Leu Gln 675 680 685 Phe Ile Asp Asp Ala Phe Ser Leu Ser Lys Asn Asn Tyr Ile Glu Ile 690 695 700 Glu Thr Ala Leu Glu Leu Thr Lys Tyr Leu Ala Glu Glu Asp Glu Ile 705 710 715 720 Ile Val Trp His Thr Val Leu Val Asn Leu Val Thr Arg Asp Leu Val 725 730 735 Ser Glu Val Asn Ile Tyr Asp Ile Tyr Ser Leu Leu Lys Arg Tyr Leu 740 745 750 Leu Lys Arg Leu Asn Leu Ile Trp Asn Ile Tyr Ser Thr Ile Ile Arg 755 760 765 Glu Asn Val Leu Ala Leu Gln Asp Asp Tyr Leu Ala Leu Ile Ser Leu 770 775 780 Glu Lys Leu Phe Val Thr Ala Cys Trp Leu Gly Leu Glu Asp Cys Leu 785 790 795 800 Gln Leu Ser Lys Glu Leu Phe Ala Lys Trp Val Asp His Pro Glu Asn 805 810 815 Glu Ile Pro Tyr Pro Ile Lys Asp Val Val Leu Cys Tyr Gly Ile Ala 820 825 830 Leu Gly Ser Asp Lys Glu Trp Asp Ile Leu Leu Asn Thr Tyr Thr Asn 835 840 845 Thr Thr Asn Lys Glu Glu Lys Ile Gln Leu Ala Tyr Ala Met Ser Cys 850 855 860 Ser Lys Asp Pro Trp Ile Leu Asn Arg Tyr Met Glu Tyr Ala Ile Ser 865 870 875 880 Thr Ser Pro Phe Thr Ser Asn Glu Thr Asn Ile Ile Glu Val Val Ala 885 890 895 Ser Ser Glu Val Gly Arg Tyr Val Ala Lys Asp Phe Leu Val Asn Asn 900 905 910 Trp Gln Ala Val Ser Lys Arg Tyr Gly Thr Gln Ser Leu Ile Asn Leu 915 920 925 Ile Tyr Thr Ile Gly Arg Thr Val Thr Thr Asp Leu Gln Ile Val Glu 930 935 940 Leu Gln Gln Phe Phe Ser Asn Met Leu Glu Glu His Gln Arg Ile Arg 945 950 955 960 Val His Ala Asn Leu Gln Thr Ile Lys Asn Glu Asn Leu Lys Asn Lys 965 970 975 Lys Leu Ser Ala Arg Ile Ala Ala Trp Leu Arg Arg Asn Thr 980 985 990 66 650 PRT Homo sapiens 66 Met Ala Ser Gly Glu His Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly Ala Ala Arg Arg Pro 1 5 10 15 Leu His Ser Ala Gln Ala Val Asp Val Ala Ser Ala Ser Asn Phe Arg 20 25 30 Ala Phe Glu Leu Leu His Leu His Leu Asp Leu Arg Ala Glu Phe Gly 35 40 45 Pro Pro Gly Pro Gly Ala Gly Ser Arg Gly Leu Ser Gly Thr Ala Val 50 55 60 Leu Asp Leu Arg Cys Leu 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Tyr Val Trp Gly Arg Tyr Asp Leu 275 280 285 Leu Phe Met Pro Pro Ser Phe Pro Phe Gly Gly Met Glu Asn Pro Cys 290 295 300 Leu Thr Phe Val Thr Pro Cys Leu Leu Ala Gly Asp Arg Ser Leu Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Ile Ile His Glu Ile Ser His Ser Trp Phe Gly Asn Leu Val 325 330 335 Thr Asn Ala Asn Trp Gly Glu Phe Trp Leu Asn Glu Gly Phe Thr Met 340 345 350 Tyr Ala Gln Arg Arg Ile Ser Thr Ile Leu Phe Gly Ala Ala Tyr Thr 355 360 365 Cys Leu Glu Ala Ala Thr Gly Arg Ala Leu Leu Arg Gln His Met Asp 370 375 380 Ile Thr Gly Glu Glu Asn Pro Leu Asn Lys Leu Arg Val Lys Ile Glu 385 390 395 400 Pro Gly Val Asp Pro Asp Asp Thr Tyr Asn Glu Thr Pro Tyr Glu Lys 405 410 415 Gly Phe Cys Phe Val Ser Tyr Leu Ala His Leu Val Gly Asp Gln Asp 420 425 430 Gln Phe Asp Ser Phe Leu Lys Ala Tyr Val His Glu Phe Lys Phe Arg 435 440 445 Ser Ile Leu Ala Asp Asp Phe Leu Asp Phe Tyr Leu Glu Tyr Phe Pro 450 455 460 Glu Leu Lys Lys Lys Arg Val Asp Ile Ile Pro Gly Phe Glu Phe Asp 465 470 475 480 Arg Trp Leu Asn Thr Pro Gly Trp Pro Pro Tyr Leu Pro Asp Leu Ser 485 490 495 Pro Gly Asp Ser Leu Met Lys Pro Ala Glu Glu Leu Ala Gln Leu Trp 500 505 510 Ala Ala Glu Glu Leu Asp Met Lys Ala Ile Glu Ala Val Ala Ile Ser 515 520 525 Pro Trp Lys Thr Tyr Gln Leu Val Tyr Phe Leu Asp Lys Ile Leu Gln 530 535 540 Lys Ser Pro Leu Pro Pro Gly Asn Val Lys Lys Leu Gly Asp Thr Tyr 545 550 555 560 Pro Ser Ile Ser Asn Ala Arg Asn Ala Glu Leu Arg Leu Arg Trp Gly 565 570 575 Gln Ile Val Leu Lys Asn Asp His Gln Glu Asp Phe Trp Lys Val Lys 580 585 590 Glu Phe Leu His Asn Gln Gly Lys Gln Lys Tyr Thr Leu Pro Leu Tyr 595 600 605 His Ala Met Met Gly Gly Ser Glu Val Ala Gln Thr Leu Ala Lys Glu 610 615 620 Thr Phe Ala Ser Thr Ala Ser Gln Leu His Ser Asn Val Val Asn Tyr 625 630 635 640 Val Gln Gln Ile Val Ala Pro Lys Gly Ser 645 650 67 724 PRT Homo sapiens 67 Met Ala Ala Gln Cys Cys Cys Arg Gln Ala Pro Gly Ala Glu Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Pro Val Arg Pro Pro Pro Glu Pro Pro Pro Ala Leu Asp Val Ala Ser 20 25 30 Ala Ser Ser Ala Gln Leu Phe Arg Leu Arg His Leu Gln Leu Gly Leu 35 40 45 Glu Leu Arg Pro Glu Ala Arg Glu Leu Ala Gly Cys Leu Val Leu Glu 50 55 60 Leu Cys Ala Leu Arg Pro Ala Pro Arg Ala Leu Val Leu Asp Ala His 65 70 75 80 Pro Ala Leu Arg Leu His Ser Ala Ala Phe Arg Arg Ala Pro Ala Ala 85 90 95 Thr Arg Thr Pro Cys Ala Phe Ala Phe Ser Ala Pro Gly Pro Gly Pro 100 105 110 Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro Leu Pro Ala Phe Pro Glu Ala Pro Gly Ser Glu 115 120 125 Pro Ala Cys Cys Pro Leu Ala Phe Arg Val Asp Pro Phe Thr Asp Tyr 130 135 140 Gly Ser Ser Leu Thr Val Thr Leu Pro Pro Glu Leu Gln Ala His Gln 145 150 155 160 Pro Phe Gln Val Ile Leu Arg Tyr Thr Ser Thr Asp Ala Pro Ala Ile 165 170 175 Trp Trp Leu Asp Pro Glu Leu Thr Tyr Gly Cys Ala Lys Pro Phe Val 180 185 190 Phe Thr Gln Gly His Ser Val Cys Asn Arg Ser Phe Phe Pro Cys Phe 195 200 205 Asp Thr Pro Ala Val Lys Cys Thr Tyr Ser Ala Val Val Lys Ala Pro 210 215 220 Ser Gly Val Gln Val Leu Met Ser Ala Thr Arg Ser Ala Tyr Met Glu 225 230 235 240 Glu Glu Gly Val Phe His Phe His Met Glu His Pro Val Pro Ala Tyr 245 250 255 Leu Val Ala Leu Val Ala Gly Asp Leu Lys Pro Ala Asp Ile Gly Pro 260 265 270 Arg Ser Arg Val Trp Ala Glu Pro Cys Leu Leu Pro Thr Ala Thr Ser 275 280 285 Lys Leu Ser Gly Ala Val Glu Gln Trp Leu Ser Ala Ala Glu Arg Leu 290 295 300 Tyr Gly Pro Tyr Met Trp Gly Arg Tyr Asp Ile Val Phe Leu Pro Pro 305 310 315 320 Ser Phe Pro Ile Val Ala Met Glu Asn Pro Cys Leu Thr Phe Ile Ile 325 330 335 Ser Ser Ile Leu Glu Ser Asp Glu Phe Leu Val Ile Asp Val Ile His 340 345 350 Glu Val Ala His Ser Trp Phe Gly Asn Ala Val Thr Asn Ala Thr Trp 355 360 365 Glu Glu Met Trp Leu Ser Glu Gly Leu Ala Thr Tyr Ala Gln Arg Arg 370 375 380 Ile Thr Thr Glu Thr Tyr Gly Ala Ala Phe Thr Cys Leu Glu Thr Ala 385 390 395 400 Phe Arg Leu Asp Ala Leu His Arg Gln Met Lys Leu Leu Gly Glu Asp 405 410 415 Ser Pro Val Ser Lys Leu Gln Val Lys Leu Glu Pro Gly Val Asn Pro 420 425 430 Ser His Leu Met Asn Leu Phe Thr Tyr Glu Lys Gly Tyr Cys Phe Val 435 440 445 Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Gln Leu Cys Gly Asp Pro Gln Arg Phe Asp Asp Phe 450 455 460 Leu Arg Ala Tyr Val Glu Lys Tyr Lys Phe Thr Ser Val Val Ala Gln 465 470 475 480 Asp Leu Leu Asp Ser Phe Leu Ser Phe Phe Pro Glu Leu Lys Glu Gln 485 490 495 Ser Val Asp Cys Arg Ala Gly Leu Glu Phe Glu Arg Trp Leu Asn Ala 500 505 510 Thr Gly Pro Pro Leu Ala Glu Pro Asp Leu Ser Gln Gly Ser Ser Leu 515 520 525 Thr Arg Pro Val Glu Ala Leu Phe Gln Leu Trp Thr Ala Glu Pro Leu 530 535 540 Asp Gln Ala Ala Ala Ser Ala Ser Ala Ile Asp Ile Ser Lys Trp Arg 545 550 555 560 Thr Phe Gln Thr Ala Leu Phe Leu Asp Arg Leu Leu Asp Gly Ser Pro 565 570 575 Leu Pro Gln Glu Val Val Met Ser Leu Ser Lys Cys Tyr Ser Ser Leu 580 585 590 Leu Asp Ser Met Asn Ala Glu Ile Arg Ile Arg Trp Leu Gln Ile Val 595 600 605 Val Arg Asn Asp Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Leu His Arg Val Arg Arg Phe Leu 610 615 620 Glu Ser Gln Met Ser Arg Met Tyr Thr Ile Pro Leu Tyr Glu Asp Leu 625 630 635 640 Cys Thr Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Phe Ala Leu Glu Val Phe Tyr Gln Thr 645 650 655 Gln Gly Arg Leu His Pro Asn Leu Arg Arg Ala Ile Gln Gln Ile Leu 660 665 670 Ser Gln Gly Leu Gly Ser Ser Thr Glu Pro Ala Ser Glu Pro Ser Thr 675 680 685 Glu Leu Gly Lys Ala Glu Ala Asp Thr Asp Ser Asp Ala Gln Ala Leu 690 695 700 Leu Leu Gly Asp Glu Ala Pro Ser Ser Ala Ile Ser Leu Arg Asp Val 705 710 715 720 Asn Val Ser Ala 68 507 PRT Homo sapiens 68 Met Asp Pro Lys Leu Gly Arg Met Ala Ala Ser Leu Leu Ala Val Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Leu Leu Glu Arg Gly Met Phe Ser Ser Pro Ser Pro Pro Pro 20 25 30 Ala Leu Leu Glu Lys Val Phe Gln Tyr Ile Asp Leu His Gln Asp Glu 35 40 45 Phe Val Gln Thr Leu Lys Glu Trp Val Ala Ile Glu Ser Asp Ser Val 50 55 60 Gln Pro Val Pro Arg Phe Arg Gln Glu Leu Phe Arg Met Met Ala Val 65 70 75 80 Ala Ala Asp Thr Leu Gln Arg Leu Gly Ala Arg Val Ala Ser Val Asp 85 90 95 Met Gly Pro Gln Gln Leu Pro Asp Gly Gln Ser Leu Pro Ile Pro Pro 100 105 110 Val Ile Leu Ala Glu Leu Gly Ser Asp Pro Thr Lys Gly Thr Val Cys 115 120 125 Phe Tyr Gly His Leu Asp Val Gln Pro Ala Asp Arg Gly Asp Gly Trp 130 135 140 Leu Thr Asp Pro Tyr Val Leu Thr Glu Val Asp Gly Lys Leu Tyr Gly 145 150 155 160 Arg Gly Ala Thr Asp Asn Lys Gly Pro Val Leu Ala Trp Ile Asn Ala 165 170 175 Val Ser Ala Phe Arg Ala Leu Glu Gln Asp Leu Pro Val Asn Ile Lys 180 185 190 Phe Ile Ile Glu Gly Met Glu Glu Ala Gly Ser Val Ala Leu Glu Glu 195 200 205 Leu Val Glu Lys Glu Lys Asp Arg Phe Phe Ser Gly Val Asp Tyr Ile 210 215 220 Val Ile Ser Asp Asn Leu Trp Ile Ser Gln Arg Lys Pro Ala Ile Thr 225 230 235 240 Tyr Gly Thr Arg Gly Asn Ser Tyr Phe Met Val Glu Val Lys Cys Arg 245 250 255 Asp Gln Asp Phe His Ser Gly Thr Phe Gly Gly Ile Leu His Glu Pro 260 265 270 Met Ala Asp Leu Val Ala Leu Leu Gly Ser Leu Val Asp Ser Ser Gly 275 280 285 His Ile Leu Val Pro Gly Ile Tyr Asp Glu Val Val Pro Leu Thr Glu 290 295 300 Glu Glu Ile Asn Thr Tyr Lys Ala Ile His Leu Asp Leu Glu Glu Tyr 305 310 315 320 Arg Asn Ser Ser Arg Val Glu Lys Phe Leu Phe Asp Thr Lys Glu Glu 325 330 335 Ile Leu Met His Leu Trp Arg Tyr Pro Ser Leu Ser Ile His Gly Ile 340 345 350 Glu Gly Ala Phe Asp Glu Pro Gly Thr Lys Thr Val Ile Pro Gly Arg 355 360 365 Val Ile Gly Lys Phe Ser Ile Arg Leu Val Pro His Met Asn Val Ser 370 375 380 Ala Val Glu Lys Gln Val Thr Arg His Leu Glu Asp Val Phe Ser Lys 385 390 395 400 Arg Asn Ser Ser Asn Lys Met Val Val Ser Met Thr Leu Gly Leu His 405 410 415 Pro Trp Ile Ala Asn Ile Asp Asp Thr Gln Tyr Leu Ala Ala Lys Arg 420 425 430 Ala Ile Arg Thr Val Phe Gly Thr Glu Pro Asp Met Ile Arg Asp Gly 435 440 445 Ser Thr Ile Pro Ile Ala Lys Met Phe Gln Glu Ile Val His Lys Ser 450 455 460 Val Val Leu Ile Pro Leu Gly Ala Val Asp Asp Gly Glu His Ser Gln 465 470 475 480 Asn Glu Lys Ile Asn Arg Trp Asn Tyr Ile Glu Gly Thr Lys Leu Phe 485 490 495 Ala Ala Phe Phe Leu Glu Met Ala Gln Leu His 500 505 69 473 PRT Homo sapiens 69 Met Ala Gln Arg Cys Val Cys Val Leu Ala Leu Val Ala Met Leu Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Val Phe Pro Thr Val Ser Arg Ser Met Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Glu 20 25 30 Tyr Gln Arg Ala Ser Arg Ile Pro Ser Gln Phe Ser Lys Glu Glu Arg 35 40 45 Val Ala Met Lys Glu Ala Leu Lys Gly Ala Ile Gln Ile Pro Thr Val 50 55 60 Thr Phe Ser Ser Glu Lys Ser Asn Thr Thr Ala Leu Ala Glu Phe Gly 65 70 75 80 Lys Tyr Ile Arg Lys Val Phe Pro Thr Val Val Ser Thr Ser Phe Ile 85 90 95 Gln His Glu Val Val Glu Glu Tyr Ser His Leu Phe Thr Ile Gln Gly 100 105 110 Ser Asp Pro Ser Leu Gln Pro Tyr Leu Leu Met Ala His Phe Asp Val 115 120 125 Val Pro Ala Pro Glu Glu Gly Trp Glu Val Pro Pro Phe Ser Gly Leu 130 135 140 Glu Arg Asp Gly Val Ile Tyr Gly Arg Gly Thr Leu Asp Asp Lys Asn 145 150 155 160 Ser Val Met Ala Leu Leu Gln Ala Leu Glu Leu Leu Leu Ile Arg Lys 165 170 175 Tyr Ile Pro Arg Arg Ser Phe Phe Ile Ser Leu Gly His Asp Glu Glu 180 185 190 Ser Ser Gly Thr Gly Ala Gln Arg Ile Ser Ala Leu Leu Gln Ser Arg 195 200 205 Gly Val Gln Leu Ala Phe Ile Val Asp Glu Gly Gly Phe Ile Leu Asp 210 215 220 Asp Phe Ile Pro Asn Phe Lys Lys Pro Ile Ala Leu Ile Ala Val Ser 225 230 235 240 Glu Lys Gly Ser Met Asn Leu Met Leu Gln Val Asn Met Thr Ser Gly 245 250 255 His Ser Ser Ala Pro Pro Lys Glu Thr Ser Ile Gly Ile Leu Ala Ala 260 265 270 Ala Val Ser Arg Leu Glu Gln Thr Pro Met Pro Ile Ile Phe Gly Ser 275 280 285 Gly Thr Val Val Thr Val Leu Gln Gln Leu Ala Asn Glu Val Tyr Gly 290 295 300 Glu Lys Ser Leu Asn Gln Cys Asn Asn Gln Asp His His Gly Thr His 305 310 315 320 His Ile Gln Ser Arg Val Ala Gln Ala Thr Val Asn Phe Arg Ile His 325 330 335 Pro Gly Gln Thr Val Gln Glu Val Leu Glu Leu Thr Lys Asn Ile Val 340 345 350 Ala Asp Asn Arg Val Gln Phe His Val Leu Ser Ala Phe Asp Pro Leu 355 360 365 Pro Val Ser Pro Ser Asp Asp Lys Ala Leu Gly Tyr Gln Leu Leu Arg 370 375 380 Gln Thr Val Gln Ser Val Phe Pro Glu Val Asn Ile Thr Ala Pro Val 385 390 395 400 Thr Ser Ile Gly Asn Thr Asp Ser Arg Phe Phe Thr Asn Leu Thr Thr 405 410 415 Gly Ile Tyr Arg Phe Tyr Pro Ile Tyr Ile Gln Pro Glu Asp Phe Lys 420 425 430 Arg Ile His Gly Val Asn Glu Lys Ile Ser Val Gln Ala Tyr Glu Thr 435 440 445 Gln Val Lys Phe Ile Phe Glu Leu Ile Gln Asn Ala Asp Thr Asp Gln 450 455 460 Glu Pro Val Ser His Leu His Lys Leu 465 470 70 475 PRT Homo sapiens 70 Met Ala Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Phe Lys Tyr Ile Asp Glu Asn Gln Asp 1 5 10 15 Arg Tyr Ile Lys Lys Leu Ala Lys Trp Val Ala Ile Gln Ser Val Ser 20 25 30 Ala Trp Pro Glu Lys Arg Gly Glu Ile Arg Arg Met Met Glu Val Ala 35 40 45 Ala Ala Asp Val Lys Gln Leu Gly Gly Ser Val Glu Leu Val Asp Ile 50 55 60 Gly Lys Gln Lys Leu Pro Asp Gly Ser Glu Ile Pro Leu Pro Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Leu Leu Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Asp Pro Gln Lys Lys Thr Val Cys Ile 85 90 95 Tyr Gly His Leu Asp Val Gln Pro Ala Ala Leu Glu Asp Gly Trp Asp 100 105 110 Ser Glu Pro Phe Thr Leu Val Glu Arg Asp Gly Lys Leu Tyr Gly Arg 115 120 125 Gly Ser Thr Asp Asp Lys Gly Pro Val Ala Gly Trp Ile Asn Ala Leu 130 135 140 Glu Ala Tyr Gln Lys Thr Gly Gln Glu Ile Pro Val Asn Val Arg Phe 145 150 155 160 Cys Leu Glu Gly Met Glu Glu Ser Gly Ser Glu Gly Leu Asp Glu Leu 165 170 175 Ile Phe Ala Arg Lys Asp Thr Phe Phe Lys Asp Val Asp Tyr Val Cys 180 185 190 Ile Ser Asp Asn Tyr Trp Leu Gly Lys Lys Lys Pro Cys Ile Thr Tyr 195 200 205 Gly Leu Arg Gly Ile Cys Tyr Phe Phe Ile Glu Val Glu Cys Ser Asn 210 215 220 Lys Asp Leu His Ser Gly Val Tyr Gly Gly Ser Val His Glu Ala Met 225 230 235 240 Thr Asp Leu Ile Leu Leu Met Gly Ser Leu Val Asp Lys Arg Gly Asn 245 250 255 Ile Leu Ile Pro Gly Ile Asn Glu Ala Val Ala Ala Val Thr Glu Glu 260 265 270 Glu His Lys Leu Tyr Asp Asp Ile Asp Phe Asp Ile Glu Glu Phe Ala 275 280 285 Lys Asp Val Gly Ala Gln Ile Leu Leu His Ser His Lys Lys Asp Ile 290 295 300 Leu Met His Arg Trp Arg Tyr Pro Ser Leu Ser Leu His Gly Ile Glu 305 310 315 320 Gly Ala Phe Ser Gly Ser Gly Ala Lys Thr Val Ile Pro Arg Lys Val 325 330 335 Val Gly Lys Phe Ser Ile Arg Leu Val Pro Asn Met Thr Pro Glu Val 340 345 350 Val Gly Glu Gln Val Thr Ser Tyr Leu Thr Lys Lys Phe Ala Glu Leu 355 360 365 Arg Ser Pro Asn Glu Phe Lys Val Tyr Met Gly His Gly Gly Lys Pro 370 375 380 Trp Val Ser Asp Phe Ser His Pro His Tyr Leu Ala Gly Arg Arg Ala 385 390 395 400 Met Lys Thr Val Phe Gly Val Glu Pro Asp Leu Thr Arg Glu Gly Gly 405 410 415 Ser Ile Pro Val Thr Leu Thr Phe Gln Glu Ala Thr Gly Lys Asn Val 420 425 430 Met Leu Leu Pro Val Gly Ser Ala Asp Asp Gly Ala His Ser Gln Asn 435 440 445 Glu Lys Leu Asn Arg Tyr Asn Tyr Ile Glu Gly Thr Lys Met Leu Ala 450 455 460 Ala Tyr Leu Tyr Glu Val Ser Gln Leu Lys Asp 465 470 475 71 6 PRT Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic His tag 71 His His His His His His 1 5 72 47 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 72 ttcctagtct ctttgatacg ggttcctcca atctgtagcc tgccctc 47 73 47 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 73 ttcctagtcc tctttgatac gggttcctcc aatctgtagc tgccctc 47 74 51 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 74 atccttggag gtgtggaccc caacctttat tctggtcaga tcatctggac c 51 75 50 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 75 atccttggag gtgtggaccc caactttatt ctggtcagat catctggacc 50 76 51 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 76 gagaccttcc tgctggcagt tcctcagcag tacatggcct ccttcctgca g 51 77 50 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 77 gagaccttcc tgctggcagt tcctcagcag tacatgcctc cttcctgcag 50 78 38 PRT Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Replacement peptide 78 Gly Asn His Gln Asn Ser Thr Val Arg Ala Asp Val Trp Glu Leu Gly 1 5 10 15 Thr Pro Glu Gly Gln Trp Val Pro Gln Ser Glu Pro Leu His Pro Ile 20 25 30 Asn Lys Ile Ser Ser Thr 35 79 5 PRT Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Replacement peptide 79 Pro Ala Tyr Gly Gly 1 5 80 18 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 80 ctccccatct cccctcag 18 81 6 PRT Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Replacement peptide 81 Pro Ile Ser Pro Gln Ala 1 5 82 41 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence DNA insert 82 tcttttattt acttttttaa ctacagccac actttgagca g 41 83 12 PRT Homo sapiens 83 Ser Leu Leu Phe Thr Phe Leu Thr Thr Ala Thr Leu 1 5 10 84 5 PRT Homo sapiens 84 Glu Pro Gly Val Gly 1 5 85 11 PRT Homo sapiens 85 Leu Glu Phe Glu Arg Trp Leu Asn Ala Thr Gly 1 5 10 86 15 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 86 ctggtggggc ctggy 15 87 19 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 87 ctctgtctac tgcaacagk 19 88 14 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 88 aagtactccc aggy 14 89 17 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 89 tgatggaaaa taatgtr 17 90 14 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 90 gagacagctc aaay 14 91 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 91 ytatgtggcc tatcgcgatg 20 92 17 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 92 rccgaatgga gagggcg 17 93 14 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 93 ggttccttgc agcy 14 94 14 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 94 tcggctgaaa ggcy 14 95 16 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 95 ggcaatataa aaggcy 16 96 15 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 96 acttcactgg gctay 15 97 18 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 97 ggccgagccc aacgcaay 18 98 16 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 98 ggcagtggct actgcy 16 99 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 99 tgccactgtg ctccaggctg 20 100 16 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 100 ataccgatcc tgcaay 16 101 13 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence SNP 101 gtcatctatg gty 13 102 5 PRT Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Synthetic peptide 102 Glu Arg Thr Lys Arg 1 5 103 16 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Organism Illustrative DNA sequence 103 gatcrywskm bvdhnn 16 104 20 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Primer 104 ggagctgtcg tattccagtc 20 105 21 DNA Artificial Sequence Description of Artificial Sequence Primer 105 aacccctcaa gacccgttta g 21 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a protease polypeptide, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence that: (a) encodes a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70;

(b) is the complement of the nucleotide sequence of (a); (c) hybridizes under stringent conditions to the nucleotide molecule of (a) and encodes a protease polypeptide.
 2. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, further comprising a vector or promoter effective to initiate transcription in a host cell.
 3. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 1, wherein said nucleic acid molecule is isolated, enriched, or purified from a mammal.
 4. The nucleic acid molecule of claim 3, wherein said mammal is a human.
 5. A nucleic acid molecule of claim 1 comprising a nucleic acid having a nucleotide sequence which hybridizes under stringent conditions to a nucleotide sequence encoding a protease polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.


6. An isolated, enriched, or purified protease polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence at least about 90% identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.


7. The protease polypeptide of claim 7, wherein said polypeptide is isolated, purified, or enriched from a mammal.
 8. The protease polypeptide of claim 8, wherein said mammal is a human.
 9. An antibody or antibody fragment having specific binding affinity to a protease polypeptide or to a domain of said polypeptide, wherein said polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NQ:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.


10. A hybridoma which produces the antibody of claim
 9. 11. A kit comprising an antibody which binds to a polypeptide of claim 6 and a negative control antibody.
 12. A method for identifying a substance that modulates the activity of a protease polypeptide comprising the steps of: (a) contacting the protease polypeptide substantially identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70

 with a test substance; (b) measuring the activity of said polypeptide; and (c) determining whether said substance modulates the activity of said polypeptide.
 13. A method for identifying a substance that modulates the activity of a protease polypeptide in a cell comprising the steps of: (a) expressing a protease polypeptide having substantially identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70;

(b) adding a test substance to said cell; and (c) monitoring a change in cell phenotype or the interaction between said polypeptide and a natural binding partner.
 14. A method for treating a disease or disorder by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a substance that modulates the activity of a protease substantially identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.


15. The method of claim 15, wherein said disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of cancers, immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, brain or neuronal-associated diseases, metabolic disorders and inflammatory disorders.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein said disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of cancers of tissues; cancers of blood or hematopoietic origin; cancers of the breast, colon, lung, prostrate, cervical, brain, ovarian, bladder or kidney.
 17. The method of claim 15, wherein said disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of central or peripheral nervous system diseases, migraines; pain; sexual dysfunction; mood disorders; attention disorders; cognition disorders; hypotension; hypertension; psychotic disorders; neurological disorders and dyskinesias.
 18. The method of claim 15, wherein said substance modulates protease activity in vitro.
 19. The method of claim 19, wherein said substance is a protease inhibitor.
 20. A method for detection of a protease polypeptide in a sample as a diagnostic tool for a disease or disorder, wherein said method comprises: (a) contacting said sample with a nucleic acid probe which hybridizes under hybridization assay conditions to a nucleic acid target region of a protease polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO;54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70,

 or one or more fragments thereof, with a control nucleic acid target region encoding said protease polypeptide, or one or more fragments thereof; and (b) detecting differences in sequence or amount between said target region and said control target region, as an indication of said disease or disorder.
 25. The method of claim 25, wherein said disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of cancers, immune-related diseases and disorders, cardiovascular disease, brain or neuronal-associated diseases, metabolic disorders and inflammatory disorders.
 26. The method of claim 25, wherein said disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of cancers of tissues; cancers of hematopoietic cancers of blood or hematopoietic origin; cancers of the breast, colon, lung, prostrate, cervical, brain, ovarian, bladder or kidney.
 27. The method of claim 25, wherein said disease or disorder is selected from the group consisting of central or peripheral nervous systems disease, migraines, pain; sexual dysfunction; mood disorders; attention disorders; cognition disorders; hypotension; hypertension; psychotic disorders; neurological disorders; and dyskinesias.
 28. An isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecule that comprises a nucleic molecule encoding a domain of a protease polypeptide having a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.


29. An isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecule encoding a protease polypeptide which comprises a nucleotide sequence that encodes a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence that has least 90% identity to a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of those set forth in SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.


30. The isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecule according to claim 1 wherein the molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence substantially identical to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35.


31. An isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecule consisting essentially of about 10-30 contiguous nucleotide bases of a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a polypeptide that is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:36, SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38, SEQ ID NO:39, SEQ ID NO:40, SEQ ID NO:41, SEQ ID NO:42, SEQ ID NO:43, SEQ ID NO:44, SEQ ID NO:45, SEQ ID NO:46, SEQ ID NO:47, SEQ ID NO:48, SEQ ID NO:49, SEQ ID NO:50, SEQ ID NO:51, SEQ ID NO:52, SEQ ID NO:53, SEQ ID NO:54, SEQ ID NO:55, SEQ ID NO:56, SEQ ID NO:57, SEQ ID NO:58, SEQ ID NO:59, SEQ ID NO:60, SEQ ID NO:61, SEQ ID NO:62, SEQ ID NO:63, SEQ ID NO:64, SEQ ID NO:65, SEQ ID NO:66, SEQ ID NO:67, SEQ ID NO:68, SEQ ID NO:69, and SEQ ID NO:70.


32. The isolated, enriched or purified nucleic acid molecule of claim 31 consisting essentially of about 10-30 contiguous nucleotide bases of a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:19, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:21, SEQ ID NO:22, SEQ ID NO:23, SEQ ID NO:24, SEQ ID NO:25, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28, SEQ ID NO:29, SEQ ID NO:30, SEQ ID NO:31, SEQ ID NO:32, SEQ ID NO:33, SEQ ID NO:34, and SEQ ID NO:35. 